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103 days
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63 days
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Iwu: Legal and Prison Research Journal (E-ISSN: 3121-7095) aims to play a crucial role in shaping policy and informing decision-making processes within the legal and prison fields and to explore various issues related to the legal system and criminal justice. It is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original research papers, review articles, and short communications on all aspects of legal system and criminal justice. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, and academics to share their latest findings in the field of the legal system and criminal justice.

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Christian Iheanacho Agboti (LLB, LLM, BL, MPA, PhD)
Department of Sociology/Criminology & Security Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Managing Editor

Akunna Maryjane Ogenyi (LLB)
BER, Enugu State, Nigeria