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Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

ISSN 2039-2117 (online)

ISSN 2039-9340 (print)

MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy

Vol 6 No 4 S2

July 2015

Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Programmes in the Nigerian Prisons:

A Study of Perception of Inmates in Enugu Prison

Uche, Ijeoma B.

Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka - Nigeria

Email: blessijcarol@gmail.com

Uche, Okala A.

Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka - Nigeria

Email: ucheokalaa@gmail.com

Ezumah, Nkoli N.

Department of Sociology/Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka- Nigeria

Email: ezumahnk@yahoo.com

Ebue, Malachy O.

Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka - Nigeria

Email: archy_okey88@gmail.com

Okafor, Agnes E.

Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka- Nigeria

Email: agnes.okafor@unn.edu.ng

Ezegbe, Bernedeth Nkiruka (Ph.D)

Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Email: bernedeth.ezegbe@unn.edu.ng

Doi:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s2p164

Abstract

The objective of the study was to find out the prison inmates’ perception of the effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes in the

Nigerian prisons service with reference to Enugu prison. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey design. A total of one

hundred and forty five (145) inmates comprised the target of the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data

collection. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), frequency tables and percentages (%) were employed in the

data analysis. The result showed that rehabilitation programmes in the prisons have not achieved much. It was also discovered

that the duration of service for the inmates does not make the inmates to be actively involved in rehabilitation programmes.

Majority of the respondents agreed that lack of fund/inadequate funding was the major hindrance to the programmes. It is

recommended that social workers, philanthropists should contribute...