President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the release of about 19 000 low-risk inmates on parole to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in prisons. The correctional services department reported 172 cases and 84 recoveries. What are your thoughts on this?
They would include prisoners incarcerated in correctional facilities considered high risk for the infection of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko said on Friday that this measure was taken in accordance with a call by the UN to recuse inmate populations to combat the spread of the virus in correctional facilities.“The president has taken this step in response to a call by the UN to all countries to reduce prison populations so that social distancing and self-isolation conditions can be observed during this period.
The Eastern Cape was the most affected. By Friday morning 102 people – 36 officials and 66 inmates – had contracted the virus with 58 recoveries and two deaths. President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the release of 19 000 prisoners – out of a population of 155 000
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