House Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says a Bill proposing community service as alternative to prison term for miscellaneous offenders in the country was underway.
Gbajabiamila told Newsmen today in Abuja that when presented and passed, the emerging law would check congestion of prisons across the country.
He expressed concern over the state of prisons in the country, saying that no fewer than 100 inmates, who currently slept in one prison cell, could breed more criminals in the society.
According to him, a congested prison has attendant consequences apart from the epidemic that may ensue.
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