The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who announced this in Owerri, Imo state capital, said States should take maximum advantage of the constitutional amendment to improve the conditions of inmates in their domains.
Politics Nigeria gathered that Aregbesola said the step would help to further decongest the custodial facilities, which harbour state offenders who make up more than 90 percent of the total number of inmates nationwide.