Nigeria, March 28 -- The idea of transforming prisons into centres of correction rather than cold chambers of condemnation carries an almost irresistible moral appeal. It speaks to something deeply human, the belief in redemption, in the possibility that a wrong turn does not define a lifetime. Classical criminological thought, particularly the rehabilitative ideal rooted in positivist theory, insists that crime is not merely an act to be punished but a condition to be understood, treated, and ultimately redirected. Scholars like Cesare Lombroso and later reformists in penology argued that the environment, education, and psychological conditioning of offenders shape their behaviour, and therefore, humane intervention can reshape their fu...