La maison d’arrêt de Niamey compte 1 895 détenus pour une capacité d’un peu moins de 400 places, selon des chiffres communiqués lundi 9 mars lors d’une visite du ministre de la Justice Alio Daouda. L’établissement fonctionne ainsi à plus de quatre fois sa capacité.
Parmi les détenus figurent 399 condamnés et 1 496 prévenus, selon les autorités citées par l’agence nigérienne de presse. On y dénombre aussi 62 femmes, 57 mineurs et 85 détenus de nationalité étrangère.
La Rédaction
Why is it Niger do not keep those convicted of crimes separate from those convicted of crimes? I thought those charged with crimes are innocent unto proven guilty. Why treat innocent as you treat guilty. That is not civilized management of punitive side of law enforcement.
Unfortunately I have been imprisoned at overcrowded prison condition but not nearly as overcrowded as condition referred to in article. It is obvious that condition is not civilized or humane plus seem to be putting those in that prison through maze likely possessing multitude of diseases. Above all children plus women should have humane treatment. I am deeply deeply disappointed in Niger government show of having overall self esteem so low it need to dehumanize those imprisoned whether they are guilty or not to generate it possess humans of worthy of highest honor as people. That is really punk minded condition plus we all know it. You need larger or more prisons plus you know it. Stop corruption. Build necessary prison facility.
We are our Brothers’ keepers. Africa First People of Books.
Henry Author Price Jr aka Kankan