The Federal Government declared, on Tuesday that over 12,000 inmates were released from various correctional centres across the country within the last six years, in line with the policy of prison decongestion.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami stated this to members of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, during the 2023 budget defence session with the committee.
Malami who made the declaration in response to a question from Senator Ajibola Basiru, said the federal government was able to decongest the prisons across the country through policy actions, aside from the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, meant for expeditious dispensation of Justice.
