Zambia: Addressing Challenges in Zambia’s Correctional Centres

It is clear that African prisons face a host of challenges, including discrepancies of good governance, funding, and other resources.

Such shortcomings have resulted in overcrowded and otherwise cruel prison conditions.

Yet it is also clear that several governments and organisations have committed themselves to improving the lot of Africa’s incarcerated by promoting prisoners’ rights.

As a result, Africa is home to several innovative instruments, policies and institutions aimed at protecting the…