Lagos state has been rated as the state with the highest number of prisoners in all the states in the country. 7,396 prisoners out of the 68,686 prisoners in the country are in Lagos Prison.

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Bayelsa, which has 444, is the least populated, next to Ekiti with 585.

The statistics showed that the total prison population grew by 5.6%. Majority of inmates in prisons are awaiting trial.

The most represented age category is the 26-50 years age group followed by the category of those above 51 years.

The level of inmates under 16 years reduced from 446 in 2015 to 309 in 2016.

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