Director responded that the prisoners worked on farms for a fee. Gaza was also an agricultural province; and the prison had a farm. 46 of the inmates had gone to work on the prison farm on the day of the visit. One prisoner on remand had a 7 months old child which was one month old when the mother was imprisoned. They sometimes worked on farms, and the mother also worked with her child on her back. Although sited near the Limpopo river, water was a problem for the prison. The town itself did not have pipe-borne water. Kitchen The food being prepared was beans with fish. Common Crimes: Robbery, homicide and stealing were the common crimes in the area. Male Section Religion There were 6 cells of unequal sizes and 2 disciplinary cells. Most of the cells did not have beds, and very little daylight penetrated into them. Members of churches preached in the prison on Sundays and Wednesdays. Discussion With InmateQ without Officers Visits Inmates were allowed 2 visits each month usually on the first and third Sundays in the month. Emergency visits were allowed on other days. Correspondence Inmates were allowed to write and receive letters at anytime, but this right was rarely exercised. Most of the inmates came from the Province and were visited by their families. The Director had encouraged them to speak without any inhibition. Despite this assurance two inmates said they were afraid to talk. Another said he had been on remand for 3 years, and did not know when his trial would take place. That the food was not well cooked was another complaint. It was a sore point to some that the Director did not go round the cells to find out the condition of both the inmates and the cell, even though the second in command did. No uniform was supplied to them. Soap was supplied once in three months. They were assaulted on the farm by the guards. There was a mental patient among the inmates. 1511s Punishment Those who infringed prison regulations were confined to disciplinary cells for up to 5 days. Inmates for whom maximum security was necessary (attempting to escape, for instance) were also confined here. But the latter were allowed some freedom to go outside in the day. It vva5 nut a problem. Families and certain NGOs visited them. Xai Xai Police Station - 47 people were in the cells. Three of them were women. Length of stay varied form 48 hours to 3 months. Visit to Cells 8 of the 171 inmates did not sleep in the cells. They lived in their homes, and worked outside the prison. These were selected on the basis of their good behaviour; and this was an exercise in rehabilitation and to prepare them for their return to society. Female Section Food Two meals a day of beans and maize were served to the inmates. Clothing Uniform was provided. It was very spacious. Of the 8 inmates here, two had gone to work outside the prison. One inmate complained about the poor quality of the food and sleeping condition. Some slept on rice sacks without mattresses or blankets. Another complained that her family was not aware of her imprisonment. 34 Colic itidence Theft was no limit to the letters which could be written or received. 35