Nigeria · Prisons In Lagos
Kirikiri Women’s Prison.
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Kirikiri Women’s Prison. is a custodial centre operated by the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Prisons In Lagos State, Nigeria. NCoS was established by the Correctional Service Act 2019, replacing the Nigerian Prison Service. As of February 2026 the national estate holds approximately 80,812 inmates across 240 centres at a designed capacity of ~68,496.
Capacity
271
Current population
371
Occupancy
137%
Year opened
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Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Nigerian Correctional Service
Population held
female
Opened
—
Region
Prisons In Lagos
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 12/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 137% of design capacity
Compared to other facilities in Nigeria
406 peersHigher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Nigeria.
Data completeness
46%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- NCoS official portal
- Full list of prisons in Nigeria — NigerianWaves
- Nigerian Correctional Service — custodial centre directory — Nigerian Correctional Service
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.