Behind the Prison Walls: Rights or No Rights?

Who is a prisoner? Does he have rights? What human right (s) is/are taken away from him at incarceration? Why is a prisoner accorded some rights, just as other humans? Can one be adequately reformed or rehabilitated in an environment fraught with human rights abuses?
Human rights are universal and apply to all humans irrespective of their location, prisons inclusive. This is why we advocate for the enforcement of prisoners' human rights. The only right taken away from an individual by virtue of imprisonment is the right to personal liberty, and to some extent, the right to privacy.
In Nigeria, prisoners are regarded as more or less, without rights. The situation is the same or worse in a lot of detention facilities worldwide. They are treated like animals, and routinely denied their human rights. Perhaps more worrisome is the number of those who are detained unlawfully. The military and Para-military, especially the police, are responsible, directly or indirectly, for a large percentage of unlawful detentions across the country.
This article examines these and other issues. References are made to statutory and judicial authorities.