Buhari Signs Law Changing Nigeria Prisons To Nigeria Correctional Service - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 15, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari hassigned into law the billing changing the name of the Nigeria Prisons Service,NPS to Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS.
Presidential aide on National AssemblySenate, Matters Ita Enang said the Presidential assent to the act repealed theNPS Act.
According to the Act, there are twomain faculties of the Correctional Service, namely Custodial Service andNon-Custodial Service. He said the Custodial Service would take custody andcontrol of persons legally interned in safe, secure and humane conditions.
It also has mandate to betransmission of remand persons to and from Courts in motorized formations;identifying the existence and causes of anti-social behaviours of inmates;conducting risk and needs assessment aimed at developing appropriatecorrectional treatment methods for reformation, rehabilitation andreintegration among others.
It is also mandated to empowerinmates through the deployment of educational and vocational skills trainingprogrammes, and facilitating incentives, income generation through CustodialCentres, farms and industries.