Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has declared that the activation of the non-custodial Special Fund would help to promote and sustain the implementation of non-custodial measures in Nigeria. “Secondly, on proper funding of the non-custodial service from budgetary allocations to ensure that there are adequate operational vehicles for the non-custodial officers and for security, communication and other logistics for the service. This section provides that, there shall be the special non-custodial fund to be administered by the National Committee on Non-custodial Measures,” PRAWA’s deputy director, Mrs. Ogechi Ogu said in a statement at the weekend. Her wrods: “We therefore recommend that immediate action be taken by the federal and state governments to make the necessary payments into the Special Non-custodial Fund. In conclusion, while the Special Non-custodial Fund is important for the sustainability of the implementation of Non-custodial measures in Nigeria and the NCSA (2019) generally, there are also other strategies that will help enhance this process.

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2020 01:41 UTC