NCoS Attributes Minors Detention in Adult Prisons to Breakdown of State Juvenile Facilities
NCoS Attributes Minors Detention in Adult Prisons to Breakdown of State Juvenile Facilities
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has linked the presence of underage inmates in adult prisons to systemic shortcomings at the state level, particularly the deterioration and closure of juvenile remand homes nationwide.
The agency stressed that the lack of functional facilities has forced minors into adult custodial centres.
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