Zambia: Zimbabwe to Introduce Parole System in Effort to Decongest Prisons – Africa Links 24

By A Correspondent

The Zimbabwean government is set to introduce a parole system next year as part of efforts to reduce overcrowding in the country’s prisons. The local prison population currently stands at approximately 21,000, surpassing the facilities’ capacity of 17,000 inmates. In response, the government is developing strategies to improve prison conditions, aligning them with…