Carrying Water in a Basket: Challenges of Offenders’ Rehabilitation in Nigerian Correctional Facilities
Published online on July 30, 2026
Abstract
The Prison Journal, Ahead of Print.
Structural deficits, limited resources, and professional capacity constrain offenders’ rehabilitation in Nigerian correctional facilities. Despite policy commitments to reintegration, programs often operate symbolically, resembling “carrying water in a ...
Structural deficits, limited resources, and professional capacity constrain offenders’ rehabilitation in Nigerian correctional facilities. Despite policy commitments to reintegration, programs often operate symbolically, resembling “carrying water in a ...