The Department of Correctional Services was yet to release any of the inmates who have qualified for Covid-19 parole. SaturdayStar
Women, children and the elderly have been prioritised on the list of those to be released, followed by offenders with shorter sentences.
“With the total inmate population of 156000, an outbreak in DCS facilities would be catastrophic. Some of the correctional facilities are more than 100% overpopulated and, as a consequence, it will be difficult to address, manage and prevent the spread of Covid-19 within them.” Nxumalo said the population reduction in prisons would help create an enabling environment to confront Covid-19.
“The tragedy is the prison department couldn’t smoothly proceed with that process because their systems are and remain dysfunctional,” said Bhudu. “The special remission by the president was not fair and tottered on unfair discrimination and contradicts the Chapter 2: Bill of Rights - Section 9. The point is also made that previous presidents never categorised crimes when special remissions were announced.”“Inmates have been in permanent lockdown.
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