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| Prison bill gets senate backing |
| By All Africa.com |
| Published: 06/20/2008 |
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NIGERIA - A bill seeking improve condition of prison inmates was advanced in the Senate yesterday. The legislative proposal received support from Senators with some of them, including Senators Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello and Awiasu Kuta narrating personal harrowing experiences in incarceration as reason for their support for the reform of the prison system. The bill titled, A Bill to Establish a National Parole System in Nigeria Prison and Matters Connected Therein, sponsored by Senator Tafildan Arugungu (PDP, Kebbi North) is aimed towards decongesting the nation's 316 prisons. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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