In Nigeria, religious groups have played an important role to help prisoners. Although it is not unusual for religious organizations to operate within penitentiaries, this article gives attention to the scope and importance of the involvement of such organizations in the lives of inmates in Nigeria. In fact, faith-based organizations have been providing so much assistance in the form of clothing, food, medicine, and counselling that they have become an unofficial "welfare church" within the state. Indeed, churches have also considerably assisted in the rehabilitation of prisoners. In effect, religious organizations can be seen as a substitute to the quasi-absent welfare state in Nigeria. In Nigeria, religious groups have played an important role to help prisoners. Although it is not unusual for religious organizations to operate within penitentiaries, this article gives attention to the scope and importance of the involvement of such organizations in the lives of inmates in Nigeria. In fact, faith-based organizations have been providing so much assistance in the form of clothing, food, medicine, and counselling that they have become an unofficial "welfare church" within the state. Indeed, churches have also considerably assisted in the rehabilitation of prisoners. In effect, religious organizations can be seen as a substitute to the quasi-absent welfare state in Nigeria.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2020
توصيف ظاهري
51-68
عنوان
Social Sciences and Missions
شماره جلد
33/1-2
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1874-8945
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
church
اصطلاح موضوعی
Nigeria
اصطلاح موضوعی
prisons
اصطلاح موضوعی
rehabilitation
اصطلاح موضوعی
welfare
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )