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PRISON: Human Being Like Me Was Incarcerated For Long Without Trial by Lukgaf(m): 7:23am On Aug 18, 2017
_“Prison is another world; the inmates are coming back to this world alive or dead – care for them”_

Prisons are places of corrections and rehabilitations. In order to increase public safety and reduce recidivism, the provision of academic, life skills, and career development programs are essential to educate, empower, and transform the lives of inmates. Mental health or substance abuse issues, lack of education and employment-related skills in the prison incite many inmates to more violent acts after release.

In the developed countries, many inmates complete an education in prison. New Zealander Dr Paul Wood, 37, earned two degrees and began his PhD while behind bars. Read the book “From Prison to PhD: A Memoir of Hope, Resilience, and Second Chances Paperback – 2014” by Jason Sole and many more...

The incitement to crime is the hope of escaping punishment or enjoying the punishment – agreed, in fact, there are exceptional circumstances where the inmate is subjected to harsh treatment but the inmate should be treated according to his/her human dignity in the process of punishments. So, the inmates wellbeing is important. Presently, more than 50% of inmates are awaiting trials in Nigerian prisons; they are not helpful to the families, they are not productive to the societies, they are liabilities to the government and become nuisance to the society on release as a result of un-cared attitude of the legislator, judiciary, executive arms of government and the philanthropists. Imagine, inmate (awaiting trial) have spent 5 years in prison for an offence liable for 3 months imprisonment or payment of N1,000.00. And government has spent resources for his upkeeps for 5 years; it is a waste of resources! Or a convict that steal a loaf of bread out of hunger sentenced to 3 months imprisonment.

The overcrowding of prisons in Nigeria is a systematic problem that is hardly ever addressed successfully. A confined condition in prison is affecting the prisoner’s right to good health and dignity. A prison built to accommodate 600 inmates, now comprises of over 1,600 inmates whilst over 900 were awaiting trials. Please visit there, the common questions you will ask includes: Where are the conscious lawyers or why are they kept here forgotten? Are the prisons not managed by the government or where is the fund for inmate’s upkeeps and logistics for personnel? Why basic medical treatments are always inadequate? Etc.
Re: PRISON: Human Being Like Me Was Incarcerated For Long Without Trial by Lukgaf(m): 7:25am On Aug 18, 2017
Decongestion of the prison has many times marked for action but politics and politicking the arrangement remain the fear. Alhamdulillah; air, rain etc are not controlled by political parties they would have cause dangers to our lives.

Convicted ex-bank manager bagged 195 years imprisonment for stealing millions of naira recently, alright, where are those who steal billions of naira? They are in their respected offices collecting salaries and allowances whilst a poor man is awaiting trial in the prison for over 6 months for insulting another person. For how long would the looters be under trials?! Justice is delayed so that they can go unpunished – Alas! Allah is expecting you.

Islam is the religion of mercy and justice, 'A'isha reported that the Quraish had been anxious about the Makhzumi woman who had committed theft, and said: Who will speak to Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) about her? They said: Who dare it, but Usama, the loved one of Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam)? So Usama spoke to him. Thereupon Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Do you intercede regarding one of the punishments prescribed by Allaah? He then stood up and addressed (people) saying: O people, *those who have gone before you were destroyed, because if any one of high rank committed theft amongst them, they spared him; and it anyone of low rank committed theft, they inflicted the prescribed punishment upon him.By Allaah, if Fatima, daughter of Muhammad, were to steal, I would have her hand cut off. In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn Rumh (the words are):" Verily those before you perished. Bukhari Volume 8, Book 81, Number 778, Muslim 4187. Ahkaam al-Sijn wa’l-Sujana’ wa Mu’aamalat al-Sujana’ fi’l-Islam by Hasan Abi’l-Ghuddah, 256, Ahkaam al-Sijn wa Mu’aamilat al-Sujanaa’ fi’l-Islam, p. 367-379; al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, part 16, p. 320-327. No preferential treatment in Islam, rich or poor are the same in the court of law and others.

Many (fake) lawyers still defraud inmates promising them bail after payment, same inmates are still there and lawyers are not found. NGOs collect data of inmates to write proposal, after disbursements of fund to improve wellbeing of inmates, no activity and just to visit inmates is irritating them. The persevered scholars that visit inmates to admonish them, and a countable number of organizations and individuals that support them are well commendable for helping the humanity.

The needs to care for inmates includes: setting maximum period to be in prison as awaiting trials before conviction, monitoring of fund for prisons to the grassroots, provision of academic and vocational skills, improved health facilities, access to legal practitioners, fund for bails, religion studies teachers or lecturers etc. It is a pity, inmates want to see what is going on in the society, attend festivals and others but they were confined for an offence that may be me and you have committed, Allah expose us not. This is a remembrance for the hearts that can accommodate truth.

Who will help inmates? May Allah help us, grant innocent inmates freedom, make rehabilitations of convicts successful, protect us, protect our religion, and protect our society.



Complied by Ustadh Ibrahim Albanny on FIQH CLASS

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