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Kaduna state prisons Decongestion Committe today released 8 inmates at Zaria prison awaiting trial.
The inmates release, mostly first times offenders, were being held for non-capital offenses. Hence the reason to give them second chances.
The Decongestion Committe, whose members are drawn from Kaduna ministry of justice, police and Nigerian prison services review the cases before granting a notice of discontinuance to deserving inmates awaiting trial. They are counseled and a repatriation sum is given to each of released persons to assist them in reuniting with their families.