Book Title: Nigerian Prisons Hell Above Ground – Ten Years of Nigerian Congress of Catholic Prisons Pastoral Care (NCCPPC): Reflection and Action, 1994–2004
Publisher: CIDJAP Publications
Year of Publication: 2005
Language: English
ISBN: 978-8062-53-9
No. of Pages: 355
Abstract:
This book reviews prison service delivery in Nigeria, highlighting overcrowding, long pre-trial detention, and unsafe conditions. It argues these failures of law and governance deny prisoners’ rights and human dignity.
Using the Church’s social teaching, international standards, and pastoral experience, it frames prisons as a public service that must be reformed. It calls for accountability, rehabilitation, and partnership between the State, civil society, and faith groups to rebuild lives.
