Lawmakers Urge Correctional System Reforms

Zimbabwe released nearly 4,000 inmates under a presidential amnesty. This action aims to ease overcrowding in the nation's prisons. Authorities freed over 900 inmates across Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and Bulawayo. Following President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent pardon, the National Assembly urged the Government to address deplorable conditions in prison facilities nationwide. Lawmakers advocate for these facilities to reflect modern correctional services. The amnesty prompts legislative calls for systemic prison reform, addressing both humanitarian concerns and the functionality of the justice system.