Stakeholders in the correctional sector have called on state governments to formulate and implement laws to aid in decongesting the prisons.
One hundred and seventy-six inmates have been freed from Port Harcourt maximum prison.
The inmate, who was admitted into Kuje custodial centre in 2019, had his health deteriorate over the weekend.
The governor gave each released inmate N5,000 to transport themselves to their respective home towns and villages.
The examination is a gateway for the prisoners to get admitted into various degree programmes at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
The freed inmates include those who have been in custody between four and 15 years.
The inmates were set free by vandals, who have been on rampage across the commercial capital.
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