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Namibia: Correctional services tackle overcrowding in cells – News

Namibia: Correctional services tackle overcrowding in cells – News

Africa Links 24 with Lillian Beresford
Published on 2025-03-03 19:01:49

Namibian Correctional Service commissioner general Raphael Hamunyela says the overcrowding issue in police facilities is due to a bottleneck in the processing system of inmates. This comes as a response to a report on the conditions in correctional facilities by a parliamentary standing committee.

The report describes overcrowding issues of up to 200 to 300% in facilities such as police holding cells.

Prison facilities, meanwhile, are not experiencing overcrowding. Hamunyela suggests…

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