This number exceeds the recommended capacity of 17 000, sparking concerns about the country’s ability to cope with the ever-increasing number of inmates.
Editorial Comment

Zimbabwe’s prison conundrum: A call for reform

A RECENT report by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) revealing that the country’s prison population has ballooned to over 22 800...
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