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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...