CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The term “health conditions” refers to a person’s overall health, as well as health-related issues and situations. In this case, with particular reference to inmates who are confined within the prison’s four walls.
The term “health” can be interpreted in a variety of ways. Previously, health was defined as the absence of sickness or illness. The term “health” has taken on a new connotation in recent years. Health is a broad term that refers to a person’s overall well-being. Health is a prerequisite for survival since the healthier we are, the more effective we can be. Because health improves our efficacy, the saying “health is riches” comes to mind. A state of being physically and mentally well is defined as health.
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary by Oxford Health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a condition of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of sickness or infirmity.
It implies that the physical system and its organs are free of any diseases and deformities while remaining mentally healthy. However, a larger definition of health includes physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. If this definition is to be believed, I’m not sure how many people, especially in this part of the world, can be considered healthy.
According to the discussion, inmates’ health in Nigerian prisons; who are the inmates? They are those who are imprisoned under the law of the land.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Nigeria, like many other countries of the world, is experiencing an alarming rise in crime, with a corresponding rise in the jail population. Because of the overcrowding, this condition has a negative impact on the convicts’ health. The government is not doing enough to contain the crisis, and the society’s elite and wealthy see no need to help this marginalized and rejected people. As a result, there is no provision in the state government’s state-owned hospitals to exclude detainees from paying hospital fees.
As a result, the following research examines the health status of detainees in Nigerian prisons: Services
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The goal of the research is to:
1. Investigate the health status of inmates in the Nigerian prison system.
2. Evaluate the living conditions of inmates in Nigeria’s prison systems.
3. Emphasize the government’s responsibility in ensuring that Nigerian prisons are well-maintained.
4. Investigate the impact of prison warders on the health of convicts in jail.
5. Determine how inmates can contribute to the country’s economic and social development once they are released from jail.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following are the research questions that will be explored in this study:
Is there any legislation that governs how food vendors dispose of their trash?
ii. What are the difficulties that food vendors face when it comes to garbage disposal?
iii. How do food vendors turn their trash into money?
iv. How do food vendors dispose of their trash properly?
v. How does food waste affect society and what are the advantages and disadvantages?
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
In the study, the following hypotheses were tested:’
In Nigeria, there is no correlation between the state of the jail and the health of the convicts.
2. There is no link between the attitude of prison warders and the health of convicts.
3. There is no link between inmates’ health and their productivity after they have been released from prison.
4. In Nigeria, there is no correlation between government intervention and prison conditions.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study will benefit the country in the following ways after it is completed:
The government will gain knowledge about the state of jail inmates in Nigeria as a result of this study, and will recognize the necessity to give enough health facilities and competently qualified health workers to the Nigerian Prison Service.
The Nigerian Prison Service will use the findings of this study to increase their efforts to ensure that prisons are adequately maintained and in decent sanitary conditions in order to prevent illness outbreaks.
The general public will be educated on the importance of integrating prisoners into society, despite their regulated lives. This will enable them to emerge as more capable and productive members of society.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Inmates are those who are incarcerated.
A prison is a state-run institution that houses people who have been convicted of serious crimes.
Warden: a person in command of a prison’s operations.
incarceration: the act of incarcerating someone.
The act of breaching the law is known as a violation.
Deviants are people who go against the grain and do things that aren’t expected of them.
Rehabilitation is the process of restoring or bringing a person back to a state of health or useful and constructive participation in society.
Infections are diseases that arise as a result of contamination.
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