Did the Abubakar government undertake any meaningful reforms of the prison system in its transitional period?
Response: 1.) How pervasive/widespread is torture in Nigerian prisons today? Nigeria is known for having one of the worst prison systems in the world, resulting in a high proportion of inmates’ deaths (IPS 6 Jan. 1999). A representative from Human Rights Watch (HRW) states that prison conditions are “¿generally appalling/life threatening [and] torture of criminal suspects by the police is common,” adding that torture is more common by police than prison officials (Manby 2 Mar 1999). A representative from the Civil Liberties Organization says, “The nature of torture in most Nigerian prisons is fluid,” encompassing not only physical torture but mental torture. For example, prisoners are offered all three meals between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., meaning that dinner is served at 2:00 p.m. Another example is that condemned prisoners are chained to each other (Onyeisi 3 Mar. 1999). In a September 1997 Amnesty International (AI) report, they state that, “There are regular reports o
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