The Controller of Prisons in Delta State, Mr Sam Iyakoregha, has decried the rising number of persons with unsound minds in prisons in the state.
The prison boss was speaking at a meeting of stakeholders in the administration of criminal justice in Asaba, said it calls for serious attention.
According to him, there are 3,320 inmates in the five prisons in the state.
He gave the breakdown of awaiting trial and condemned prisoners as follows: Warri 1,289, Ogwashi-Uku 831, Sapele 345, Agbor 341 and Kwale 314.
Iyakoregha, however, commended the state governor and the chief judge of the state for the steps taken in their respective official capacities to prune down the number of those…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
