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Food
Prisoners are fed three times a day.
Breakfast:
Bread, tea and milk;
Lunch:
Benachin;
Dinner:
Maize, bananas, oranges etc.
On Thursday and Sunday, meat is served to the prisoners. Part of the food is supplied
from the prison farm at Yundum Beans, groundnuts, cherreh and maize are grown by
prisoners.
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Health
A doctor comes to Mile 2 four times a week. Throughout the day trained nurses attend to
the medical needs of the inmates. Serious cases are referred to the hospital.
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Discipline
Inmates may be confined to punishment cells for up to 3 days. Serious offences, such as
fighting and possession of drugs attract this punishment. Very rarely are offences in prison
brought to the attention of the courts. Food is not withheld from those in punishment cell.
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Visits/Correspondence
Once in two months an inmate may receive a visit, but officers may allow additional visits
if necessary. They are also allowed to write, on request, and receive letters.
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Recreation/ Leisure
Prisoners are allowed outside their cells 3 hours daily. Games such as ludo, table tennis,
basket ball, volley ball and draughts are played by the inmates.
Meeting with the Prisoners
Cell 1
Everybody now has a foam mattress and two blankets. Lunch and dinner are served
together.
Doctors come to the prison irregularly:
Once a month sometimes; and once a week for other periods . Daily visits do not occur.
The cell is infested with bed bugs and lice. Soap is supplied once in two weeks.
Cell 2
Those with life sentences are entitled to one visit in a month, and the rest once in 3
months. On the day of the visit it was proposed that it would be once in 2 months.
The radio in the cell had not worked for 8 months. When it was functional, they were
restricted to enjoying music, and could not listen to news.
Doctors do not spend much time with them.
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