The Role of Communities in Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration: Perspectives from Nigeria

ICPA 2025 Presentation by Honest Ofor (PID051)

Author

Honest Ofor

Senior Programme Officer, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, Nigeria

Mr. Honest Munachiso Offor is a Senior Programme Officer at Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA). He holds a Master's Degree in Conflict Security and Development from the Nigerian Defence Academy, as well as a Master's in Human Rights and International Politics from the University of Glasgow. He is also an alumnus of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

In 2021, he presented Nigeria's Alternative Civil Society Report on the Situation of Torture before the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) in Geneva. He currently serves on the Research Committee of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT).

Honest led the Effective Implementation of Non-custodial Measures Project in Nigeria, a European Union-supported initiative under the British Council’s Rule of Law and Anti-corruption (RoLAC) Programme. This project established a foundational framework for the implementation of community corrections—a historic first in Nigeria's criminal justice system.

He is also a recognized capacity-building expert and has facilitated training sessions for key government institutions, including the Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Law Reform Commission, Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, and various tertiary institutions.

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