Group trains prison officers on sanctions for offenders amid pandemic
The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has trained officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in the federal capital territory (FCT) on “appropriate” sanctions for offenders amid COVID-19 pandemic.
The training, PRAWA said, was on guidelines for the supervision of those serving non-custodial sentence and for punishment of violators.
Non-custodial sentence refers to convictions that do not require serving prison term.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ogechi Ogu, deputy director of the organisation, said it presented a new manual for non-custodial prison officers on the supervision of offenders during the pandemic.
The scope of the guideline include the principles and rationality of punishing violations; safety; protection and compliance with health protocols; recommended sanctions for violations and other criminal infractions.
Others are supervision of offenders in non-custodial custody, preparing pre-sentencing report for courts and for progress of offenders.
Ogu said 38 participants attended the training sponsored by the European Union, British Council and Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC).
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