Zimbabwe frees some inmates to reduce COVID-19 risk in jails

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – Zimbabwe has begun releasing about 3,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty aimed at easing congestion to reduce the threat of COVID-19 in the country’s overcrowded jails.

About 400 prisoners were released from Chikurubi prison and other jails in the capital, Harare, on Saturday with more coming …
Source: The Washington Times