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In a statement, the Global Compassion Coalition hoped to train over 8000 prisoners at the Umuahia Custodial Centre in how to offer compassion to themselves and others, as well as in skills that could increase their employability upon release.

According to the group, the programme aims to help individuals and communities live with compassion and use solidarity and connection to tackle some of the country’s most pressing issues.

“Research shows that the biggest predictors of reoffending by released prisoners are a lack of employable skills combined with difficulties integrating back into society. The latter issue is often compounded by a sense of alienation felt by the prisoners,” it stated.

It noted that the Compassion Champions programme aimed at tackling those deficits by not only equipping prisoners with technical skills, such as in carpentry, digital design, and plumbing, but also helping them to cultivate their compassion for themselves and others.

It added that the emotional toolkit could help individuals address some of the impulses and thought processes that contributed to their original offence as well as help them better communicate with and relate to others.

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