NGO Campaign Against Discrimination of Ex-inmates in Kano
AREWA AGENDA – A Non Governmental Organization, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), has carried out a road sensitization campaign on awareness creation for acceptance of ex- inmates back to their communities.
The campaign which took of from the Kano medium Security Custodial Centre to Government house roundabout in Kano State, is part of the Yellow Ribbon Project.
Katumi Mohammed Oboirien, Head of Office (PRAWA) Kano said the awareness campaign is aimed at enabling acceptance of ex-inmates back to their communities after they have undergone reformation and rehabilitation.
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The campaign which was done in collaboration with Prison Fellowship of Nigeria will create awareness of ex-inmates to be given a second chance to start a new life, inspire community action to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-inmates back to the community, create awareness on the need to stop stigmatizing ex-inmates and their families and for government, private sector, faith based organization to provide job opportunities for ex-inmates
And finally to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Nigerian Correctional services Act, 2019 whose objectives among others focus on corrections and promotions of the Reformation, rehabilitation and re-integration of offenders and provide enabling platform for the implementation of non custodial measures in Nigeria.
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