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Nigeria: 281 inmates escape after floods bring down prison wall

Nigeria: 281 inmates escape after floods bring down prison wall

More than 280 inmates escaped from a prison in northern Nigeria last week after floods brought down the correctional facility's wall.

Inmates escape Niger prison holding militants

Inmates escape Niger prison holding militants

Inmates at a major prison in Niger have escaped, prompting a concerted search operation.

Sierra Leone's president pardons 352 inmates

Sierra Leone's president pardons 352 inmates

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has pardoned 352 inmates, the government said in a statement on Monday.

Prison decongestion: Nigeria to free 4,000 inmates

Prison decongestion: Nigeria to free 4,000 inmates

The Nigerian government has said that it will free more than 4,000 inmates in efforts to decongest prisons across the country.

Tunisian prison head sacked after five inmates escape

Tunisian prison head sacked after five inmates escape

The director of a prison in Mornaguia, Tunisia has been sacked after five inmates escaped in unclear circumstances on Tuesday.

US state reintroduces prisoners' executions by lethal injection

US state reintroduces prisoners' executions by lethal injection

The State of South Carolina in the US will reintroduce the fatal of injection of convicts sentenced to death.

Ghana to increase inmates’ feeding funds

Ghana to increase inmates’ feeding funds

Besides feeding challenges, Ghanaian prisons are also facing an overcrowding problem.

Zimbabwe frees more than 4,000 prisoners

Zimbabwe frees more than 4,000 prisoners

Zimbabwe's prisons can hold up to 17,000 inmates, but there were more than 22,000 prisoners before the presidential amnesty.