Prison holding cells Zimbabwe’s correctional facilities overcrowded

Prison holding cells Zimbabwe’s correctional facilities overcrowded

Prison cells meant to hold 35 inmates are now crammed with more than 80 people at Harare Remand Prison, where broken phone lines have cut off detainees from families and two university students were barred from writing exams while in custody, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission said Wednesday. The commission visited the prison on April […] The post Prison holding cells Zimbabwe’s correctional facilities overcrowded appeared first on Zw News Zim…

Prison cells meant for 35 inmates now holding over 80, Zimbabwe rights body says - Zimbabwe News Now

HARARE — Prison cells meant to hold 35 inmates are now crammed with more than 80 people at Harare Remand Prison, where broken phone lines have cut off detainees from families and two university students were barred from writing exams while in custody, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission said Wednesday. The commission visited the prison on April 29 to investigate the conditions of detention, particularly for inmates arrested in politically sensi…