Nigerian Prisons Service


The Nigerian Correctional Service, formerly known as Nigerian Prison Service is a government agency of Nigeria which operates prisons. The agency is headquartered in Abuja, and it is under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Defence Immigration and Correctional Service.

Demographics

there were 56,785 inmates in Nigeria, with 18,000 of them being sentenced.

Prisons

it has 240 prisons. 155 are prisons for convicts and 83 are satellite facilities.
Prisons include:
Adamawa State:
Ebonyi State:
Federal Capital Territory:
Lagos State:
Edo State:
Yobe State: