The Commissioner General said this on Friday
January 20, 2023 during the ZCS Senor Officer’s Annual Ball
which was held in Kabwe.
Hel said so far 50,000 blankets and 25, 000 mattresses have been delivered including
materials for producing inmates’ bunk beds and that production was on going in
Correctional Workshops.
The consignment is in line with Government
aspiration to create a humane living environment in Correctional/Prison
facilities.
The move came as a result of the directive by
President Hakainde Hichilema to ZCS to decongest facilities to create a humane
environment in Correctional Centres.
Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda
during her visit to Kabwe Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison and Correctional
Centre last year revealed the release of 40 million kwacha for procurement of
beds, blankets and mattresses for the inmates.
Meanwhile, 1080 eligible inmates cleared exams in various skills
by the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority
(TEVETA), while 99 passed General Certificate Examination (GCE), and another 99
made it to grade ten.
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