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Because of the alarming increase in criminal activities, the existence of prison proves essential. Convicted criminals receive prison sentence.
Most Nigerians have heard about prison, but not everyone has visited a prison. A prison is an institution of confinement for those convicted of a crime and those who are offenders of the law.
The people who are more familiar with prisons in Nigeria are the police officers, lawyers, and judges. It would spike your curiosity to know that the Nigeria Prisons Services (NPS) is responsible for the management of prisons in Nigeria.
This article is more focused on the functions, lists, and types of prisons in Nigeria.
Functions of prisons in Nigeria
The following are the functions of prisons in Nigeria
- It helps to protect citizens from dangerous criminals
- It serves as an institution for confinement and social isolation
- It ensures that repenting from criminal activity is enforced
- It ensures that criminals in conviction are in custody
- It ensures the enforcement of reformation
Types of prisons in Nigeria
- Security prisons
Security prisons exist for mild to dangerous criminals. It is of three categories, namely; maximum security, medium security, and minimum security. The prison of maximum security is for dangerous criminals, the prison of medium security is for criminals whose crimes are serious, and the prison of minimum security is for criminals whose crimes are minor.
- Female only prisons
Female only prisons exist for women who have committed a crime or broken the law.
- Military prisons
This prison is for military officials who committed heinous crimes or broken the law.
- Psychiatric prisons
Criminals with mental illness stay in psychiatric prisons and receive treatment.
- Juvenile/Minor correction prisons
Teenagers below the age of 18 who commits a crime or breaks the law stay in juvenile/minor correction prisons.
List of prisons in Nigeria
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Aba
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Kuje, Abuja
- Federal Prison, Umuahia
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Suleja, Abuja
- Federal Prison (Medium Security) Arochukwu
- Dumne Satellite Prison, Adamawa State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Abak, Akwa Ibom State
- Alkaleri Satellite Prison, Bauchi State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Okaka, Bayelsa State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Otukpo, Benue State
- Mongolono Satelite Prison, Borno State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Calabar, Cross River State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Okere, Warri, Delta State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Afikpo, Ebonyi State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Ibite-Olo Farm
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Ozalla Farm, Edo State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Ado-Ekiti
- Billiri Satellite Prison, Gombe State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Orreh Farm
- Hadejia New Prison, Jigawa State
- Ikara Satellite Prison, Kaduna State
- Kiru Satellite Prison, Kano, Kano State
- Jega Satellite Prison, Kebbi State
- Malumfashi Satellite Prison, Katsina, Katsina State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Kabba, Kogi State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Ikoyi, Lagos State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security) Idah, Kogi State
- Maximum Security Prison, KiriKiri, Lagos State
- Kirikiri Women’s Prison, Lagos State
- Maximum Security Prison, Kotongora, Niger State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Ago Iwoye, Ogun State
- Federal Female Prison, Ondo State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Ilesa, Osun State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Ogbomosho Farm, Oyo State
- Lakushi Farm Prison, Plateau State
- Gwadabawa Satellite Prison, Sokoto, Sokoto State
- Baissa Satellite Prison, Taraba State
- Dapchi Satellite Prison, Yobe State
- Kaura Namoda Satellite Prison, Zamfara State
- Dahagun Satellite Prison, Yobe State
- Lamingo Prison Camp, Plateau State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Bida, Niger State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Ikoyi, Lagos State
- Wara Satellite Prison, Kebbi State
- Gwantu Satellite Prison, Kaduna State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Dukpa Farm Center, Abuja
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Aguata, Anambra State
- Katagun Satellite Prison, Bauchi, Bauchi State
- Kukawa Satellite Prison, Borno State
- Federal Prison (Medium Security), Shagamu, Ogun State