DESCENTRALIZADOS 2.1 Proceso Histórico
2.2 Sectores del Sistema Nacional de Competencias
76 challenges to the protection of prisoners‟ rights in Nigeria, 16.5% disagreed.70.6% of the respondents are in agreement that lack of adequate legal aid scheme is also a challenge to the protection of prisoners‟ rights in Nigeria. 29.4% said it is not. 13.8% of the respondents said that overcrowding is not among the factors that affect the protection of prisoners‟ rights in Nigeria while 86.2% said it is. On whether Nigerian prisons are run on the internationally accepted minimum standard, 31.2% of the respondents said yes while 68.8% respondents said that Nigerian prisons are not run on the internationally accepted minimum standard. On whether there are remedies for breach of prisoners‟ rights, 93.6% of respondents said yes while 6.4% said no. From the responses to our questionnaires above, it generally agreed that Nigerian prisons are run below the minimum acceptable international standard. The cause of this flow from the nature of the legal instruments regulating prison administration in Nigeria.
Hence, the need to address the challenges through the introduction of new legal regimes for the Nigerian prisons.
3.3 Summary of the Analysis of Data and Discussions from Tables A-R
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Married 62 75 66 203 Married people are
more in Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons than sngle
Christian 102 110 37 249
Moslem 0 15 72 87
Others 0 0 0 0
Convicts 20 29 28 77
Awaiting trial 37 56 54 147 Awaiting trial
inmates are more than convicts in Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons
Prison Facilities
Items Abakaliki
prison
Enugu prison
Kuje prison
Total Remark Pipe borne
water
0 36 86 122
Borehole 102 83 23 208 The major source of
water in Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons is borehole
Well 0 0 6 6
The water is clean
102 62 89 253 Abakaliki, Enugu
and Kuje prisons have clean water The water is not
clean
0 63 20 83
Pit toilet 0 0 0
Water closet system
102 50 109 261 Abakaliki, Enugu
and Kuje prisons have water closet toilets system
Bucket toilet 0 75 0 Bucket toilets system
still exist in Enugu prison
Clean toilet 102 50 76 228 Toilets at Abakaliki
and Kuje prisons are clean
Toilet not clean 0 75 33 108 Toilets in Enugu
prisons are not clean
78 Toiletries are
available
102 94 92 288 Inmates use toiletries
in Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons Toiletries not
available
0 31 17 48
Do inmates use soap
102 125 81 308 Inmates use soap at
Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons Inmates does
not use soap
0 0 28 28
Power source from
EEDC/AEDC
102 96 109 307 Abakaliki, Enugu
and Kuje prisons depend on public power supply for light
Generator 0 0 0 0
Lantern/candle 0 29 0 29
Light is regularly supplied
0 29 3 32
Light is not regularly supplied
102 96 106 304 Light is not regular at
Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons Single cell
blocks
0 0 94 94 Kuje prison has some
single cell blocks Dormitory
blocks
102 125 15 242 Abakaliki and Enugu
prisons use
dormitories for cell One inmate per
cell
0 0 0 0
Two inmates per cell
0 0 0 0
More than three inmates in a cell
102 125 109 336 Inmates are kept
more than three in each cell of Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons Inmates sleep
on foam
89 98 64 251 Majority of inmates
of Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons sleep on foam Inmates sleep
on mat
13 27 23 63
Inmates sleep on floor
0 0 22 22 Some inmates sleep
on floor at Kuje prison
79 Official
Carrying capacity of the prison
387 638 560
Number of inmates above official capacity
507 1,162 292 Abakaliki, Enugu
and Kuje prisons house more inmates than their carry capacities Total number of
inmates in each prison
894 1,800 852 Enugu prison is
thickly populated Uniforms are
enough for the inmates
0 60 16 76
Uniforms not enough for the inmates
102 65 93 260 Abakaliki, Enugu
and Kuje prisons lack adequate uniforms for the inmates Health care and recreational facilities
Items Abakaliki
prison
Enugu prison
Kuje prison
Total Remark Availability of
hospital
0 0 0 0 Abakaliki, Enugu
and Kuje prisons lack hospitals
Availability of clinics
102 125 109 336 Clinics are available
in Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons No
hospital/clinics
0 0 0 0
Doctors are available
102 101 92 Abakaliki, Enugu
and Kuje prisons have doctors Nurses are
available
0 24 17 41 Abakaliki prison
lacks nurses Drugs are
available
0 63 25 88 Abakaliki prison
lacks drugs Drugs are not
available
102 28 20 150
Drugs are not enough
0 34 64 98 Drugs are not
adequately supplied to Enugu and Kuje prisons
Recreational facilities are
4 120 90 214 Enugu and Kuje
prisons have
80
available adequate recreational
facilities Recreational
facilities are not adequate
98 5 19 122 Abakaliki prison lack
adequate recreational facilities
Vocational facilities are available
99 125 109 333 Abakaliki, Enugu
and Kuje prisons have enough vocational facilities Vocational
facilities not enough
3 0 0 3
Inmates are well fed
5 26 38 69
Inmates are not well fed
97 99 71 267 Inmates are not
properly fed in the Abakaliki, Enugu and Kuje prisons The following are rights of prisoners in Nigerian
Items Abakaliki
prison
Enugu prison
Kuje prison
Total Remark
Right to life 102 125 109 336 Available for
prisoners Right to dignity
of Human person
102 125 92 319 Available for
prisoners
Right to privacy 102 125 67 294 Available for
prisoners Right to fair
hearing
102 125 109 336 Available for
prisoners Right to
freedom of thought, conscience and religion
102 125 74 301 Available for
prisoners
Right to freedom from discrimination
102 125 89 316 Available for
prisoners Right to be
admitted to bail
102 125 109 336 Available for
prisoners Right to apply
for prerogative of mercy
102 125 94 321 Available for
prisoners
Right of appeal 102 125 109 336 Available for
prisoners Right to vote in
general election
0 0 0 Not available for
prisoners in Nigeria
81 Right to acquire
skill
102 125 109 Available for
prisoners Prisoners‟
rights are adequately protected in Nigeria
1 0 16 17
Prisoners‟
rights are not adequately protected in Nigeria
101 125 93 319 Prisoners‟ rights are
not adequately protected in Nigeria
Sentencing options contribute to overcrowding in Nigerian prisons
99 95 109 303 Sentencing options in
Nigeria contribute to overcrowding in Nigerian prisons
Sentencing options do not contribute to overcrowding in Nigerian prisons
3 30 0 33
The followings are challenges to the protection of prisoners’ rights in Nigeria
Items Abakaliki
prison
Enugu prison
Kuje prison
Total Remark Lack of
adequate provisions in prison laws
102 125 109 336 A new legal regime
need to be introduced for prisoners in Nigeria
Practice of remand
proceedings/hol ding charge
102 125 109 336 Remand
proceedings/holding charges should be discouraged in Nigeria
Poverty among some prisoners
102 125 109 336 A programme should
be designed to enable Nigerian prisoners earn a living while in prison
Attitude of government/the public
102 125 109 336 Nigeria Government
should wake up to her responsibilities Delay in trial of
cases in courts
102 125 109 336 Cases of pretrial
inmates should be given accelerated hearings in our courts
82 Illiteracy and
lack of awareness on part of the prisoners
102 125 91 318 Awareness should be
created on enforcement of prisoners‟ rights Lack of
adequate Legal Aid Scheme
102 125 77 304 Legal Aid Scheme in
Nigeria should be strengthened Overcrowding
in Nigerian prisons is a challenged to the protection of prisoners‟
rights
0 125 15 140
Overcrowding in Nigerian prisons is not a challenged to the protection of prisoners‟
rights
102 0 94 196 Overcrowding is a
challenge to protection of prisoners‟ rights in Nigeria
Nigerian prisons are run on
internationally accepted minimum standard
20 0 34 54
Nigerian prisons are not run on
internationally accepted minimum standard
82 125 75 282 Nigerian prisons are
run below the internationally accepted minimum standard
There are remedies for breach of prisoners‟ rights
98 87 107 292 Prisoners have
remedies for breach of their rights There are no
remedies for breach of prisoners‟ rights
4 38 2 44
Detail discussions on the above prisoners‟ rights and challenges to the protection of prisoners‟ rights in Nigeria will be done in our subsequent chapters.
83 CHAPTER FOUR
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS FOR THE PROECTION OF PRISONERS’ RIGHTS