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This study examined the undesirable effects of Prison Conditions and Inmates in Benin Medium Security Prison Edo State. Thus, this study investigated how the prison culture negative effects and influence the lives of the in mates while in prison. The participant in this
study were 200 of both inmates and staff selected through the use of stratified sampling technique. Survey design through structure questionnaire and structured and unstructured
interview were used to extract relevant data for the study. The hypotheses of the study were
tested using chi square(x2) statistical tool. The study discovered that there are negative effects
of adverse prison conditions on inmates in Benin Prison, the prison culture enhanced the learning of criminal behaviour and that prison have negative influence on in mates’ rehabilitation process, exchange of values by inmates result to recidivism. The study concluded that, the prison environment has negatively affected inmates and had proved dysfunctional for failing to reform inmates, serving as crime school and have encouraged recidivism among ex-offenders. The study recommended as follows: provisions of more skills acquisition facilities for inmates’ rehabilitations, the culture and lifestyles of inmates should be monitored by prison authority to engage in good conducts, discharge inmate should be well guided to avoid recidivism, and religion teachers should teach the inmates on moral ethics at all time to curb the rate of crime learning, among others.
study were 200 of both inmates and staff selected through the use of stratified sampling technique. Survey design through structure questionnaire and structured and unstructured
interview were used to extract relevant data for the study. The hypotheses of the study were
tested using chi square(x2) statistical tool. The study discovered that there are negative effects
of adverse prison conditions on inmates in Benin Prison, the prison culture enhanced the learning of criminal behaviour and that prison have negative influence on in mates’ rehabilitation process, exchange of values by inmates result to recidivism. The study concluded that, the prison environment has negatively affected inmates and had proved dysfunctional for failing to reform inmates, serving as crime school and have encouraged recidivism among ex-offenders. The study recommended as follows: provisions of more skills acquisition facilities for inmates’ rehabilitations, the culture and lifestyles of inmates should be monitored by prison authority to engage in good conducts, discharge inmate should be well guided to avoid recidivism, and religion teachers should teach the inmates on moral ethics at all time to curb the rate of crime learning, among others.
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