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Grassroots fixes to Nigeria's prison mental-health crisis - Prime Progress NG

Summary by Prime Progress
The news that over 8,246 inmates in Nigerian correctional centres were living with mental illnesses is a human story of quiet suffering behind high walls. The alarming figures point at an emerging crisis scarcely mentioned in the media. But it isn’t all gloomy.  Amidst the shortage of psychological care, the Nigerian correctional service (NCoS) has turned to an unlikely frontline of care.  It employs trained inmate-leaders who watch for signs of…
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Prime Progress broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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