Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:07:02 +0000 Congestion in prisons is still a major contributor to diseases afflicting inmates, the Prisons Care and Counselling Association (PRISCCA) has said Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka said his organisation was making efforts to strategize on some measures to address some of the problems facing inmates in prisons. “Efforts are being made to ensure challenges facing prisons in our country are addressed, and while doing so, my appeal is that the number of medical staff at prison clinics is increased.” Mr Malembeka said that government knew the conditions prevailing in prisons and it was its duty to start decongesting the institutions. He said the situation at ground was worrying and needed adequate attention because Zambian prisons had continued to be overcrowded, a situation he described as pathetic and a major source of concern to society. Mr Malembeka appealed to the prison based nongovernmental organisations to work together so as to […]
