By Staff Reporter
SELECTED inmates are having access to conjugal rights while serving their sentences in the country’s prisons.
This is set to be widened beyond the two prisons, where a pilot project has been held, in what authorities believe is a significant move towards rehabilitation.
At Marondera Female Open Prison and Connemara Prison, selected inmates have already started enjoying conjugal visits.This is done at the homes of the inmates and not behind the prison walls.
This initiative is part of a cocktail of proposals which will mark a significant shift from punitive measures to a focus on correctional practices.
The inmates who experience this are those who would have demonstrated exemplary behaviour and adaptability to corrective measures.
ZPCS spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Meya Khanyezi, said the upcoming parole system will address conjugal rights.
“The upcoming parole system will also address conjugal rights for inmatesMany in Marondera Female and Connemara Prisons have already begun to enjoy these rights while serving their sentences,” said Khanyezi.
