EXAMINATION OF PRISON ADMINISTRATION AND INMATES REHABILITATION IN CORRECTIONAL CENTRES IN ONDO STATE

This study examination of prison administration and inmates rehabilitation in correctional centres in Ondo State, a case study of Olokuta Elerinla Medium Prison Akure Ondo State. The study was aimed at determining the status of prison administration and inmates rehabilitation at Olokuta Elerinla Medium Prison Akure Ondo State. To address the problem of rehabilitation process, the four research questions were raised the researcher adopted a survey research design. The sample size for this study is 400 inmates, 12 staff and 12 rehabilitation programme instructors amounting to 424. The research sites were inmates and staffs of Olokuta Elerinla Medium Prison Akure Ondo State. The researcher uses the simple random techniques, samples for this study, data were collected through the distribution of a self-designed questionnaire to the 400 inmates in the Akure correctional Service Center (Olokuta Medium Prison) Ondo State and two FGD sessions were convened at different times for the staff and instructors. The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis. Some of the findings include the following; there are rehabilitation programmes existing within the prison service; reforms which have taken place, though appreciated by stakeholders, they are minimal and the department needs to put more efforts to realize a good spirit which has been noted. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that deliberate efforts should be made by both state and federal government. There is also the need to introduce more rehabilitation services, facilities and reformative programmes such as training inmates (ICT) and giving adequate awareness programmes so as to rehabilitate prison inmates and stop recidivism