Prisoners to embark on nationwide hunger strike Updated
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It says pleas for assistance amid calls to address overcrowding and poor conditions have fallen on deaf ears. And Nutrition, medical attention and reading material but it doesn t happen.
Spokesperson Miles Bhudu says they ll be drawing attention to a number of grievances, over the next few weeks. The department of correctional services, sanitisation, masks, testing and preventive measures are not taken seriously. Kitchen equipment is messed up and that s why some prisons go to bed without eating because the system is busy falling apart.
Zimbabwe grants amnesty to prisoners 17 March 2021 - 10:46 By Sharon Mazingaizo The amnesty was announced to reduce overcrowding and address health concerns. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/Konstantin Savusia
The Zimbabwean government has declared an amnesty for prisoners who have served at least a third of their sentences.
Addressing journalists during a post-cabinet press briefing on Tuesday evening, information and broadcasting services minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the amnesty would decongest overcrowded prisons.
“The proposed amnesty is targeted at all prisoners who have served at least one third of their sentences, save for those convicted of specified offences such as the following: murder, treason, rape or any sexual offence, carjacking, robbery, stock theft, and public violence.
Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order to Allow 69,000 Released Prisoners to Vote
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order on Tuesday to allow released prisoners to vote in a move he claimed will restore their civil rights.
“Going forward, any Virginian released from incarceration will qualify to have their rights restored, even if they remain on community supervision,” a press release from Northam reads.
According to the governor’s office, the change builds on several bipartisan reforms that have been made to the restoration of rights over the last decade, including streamlining the process of having rights restored and eliminating the prerequisite that court costs be paid.
Six fuel pumps in Rajasthan being run by jail inmates ANI | Updated: Mar 16, 2021 07:09 IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 16 (ANI): Rajasthan s Jaipur prison has opened a petrol pump that is being operated by jail inmates.
The Director-General of prison Rajeev Dasot said, Over 100 prisoners are working at fuel pumps built on jail premises at six locations across the state.
This initiative is providing an opportunity for prisoners to earn money. The revenue generated through the petrol pump will also be used for infrastructure development of prison, he added.
Prisoners working here are trained and receive Rs 249 per day salary that gets transferred to their bank accounts. At Jaipur pump, we registered a sale of Rs 1 crore last month and our target is Rs 3 crore per month, he further said.
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The prison where I m incarcerated shut down contact visits on March 9, 2020.
There s been no transparency from officials on when we ll get to see our loved ones again.
As bars and restaurants are filling up again, it s time to lift restrictions in prisons.
Christopher Blackwell is a writer who is incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe, Washington.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
Last night, before I fell asleep in my cell, I kissed a photo of my wife twice and said, It s okay, my love, we ll make it through this.