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By Freeman Razemba
Thousands of prisoners serving sentences for a range of non-violent crimes will be released next month under a general reduction of jail terms granted by President Mnangagwa.
The move is aimed at de-congesting prisons and alleviating challenges faced by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS). The move was approved by Cabinet yesterday.
Zimbabwe will free some 2,000 convicts from 42 prisons under a special presidential clemency order, Zimbabwe’s news agency New Ziana reported.
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Emerson Mnangagwa has denied press reports suggesting that over 100 prisoners had died of starvation and various other ailments.
HARARE — At least 100 Zimbabwean prisoners have died of hunger and disease this year because the cash-strapped government can only afford one meal a day for inmates, a senior official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
HARARE — Every couple of weeks, inmates at Harare Central and Chikurubi prisons in Zimbabwe greet the arrival of bakery trucks with roars of approval, whistles and dancing.
The Zimbabwe Prison Service says it will never provide condoms to inmates despite acknowledging the existence of homosexuality and HIV and Aids among prisoners. ZPS Deputy Commissioner Agrey Huggins Machingauta said providing condoms in cells for purposes of homosexuality was tantamount to legalising a crime.
At the tender age of 16, Gift Chare was arrested after being found in possession of an unlicenced firearm. His journey to court saw him being convicted and sentenced to five years in prison. Gift, who was 16 years then, started serving his custodial sentence at Harare Central Prison Juvenile Section.