MORE than 100 prisoners have died in detention in Zimbabwe's prisons
since January owing to biting food shortages.
The poor state of the country's prisons was confirmed Monday by the
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) which disclosed before
a parliamentary portfolio committee that 100 inmates had died as a
result of food stock outs and natural causes since the beginning of the
year.
"It's true that we are facing challenges feeding our prison
population. The death rate stands above 100 since the beginning of the
year which is not a good figure," said Agrey Machingauta, the ZPCS
deputy
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