The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the disclosure during a round-table conversation with Prisoner Rehabilitation And Welfare Action (PRAWA) and representatives of donors participating development agencies on Wednesday in Abuja.
Aregbesola said correctional centres in the country are highly congested with inmates awaiting trial, those on death roll, those unable to pay debt and fines and some on minor offences.
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