Release prisoners to meet health mandate: Covid-19 appeal

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The department of correctional services should prioritise the release of elderly detainees, especially those with underlying health conditions, as well as people serving short sentences for non-violent crimes

This is according to Sonke Gender Justice, commenting on the health and wellbeing of those incarcerated and working within the prisons during Covid-19.

It cited the Nelson Mandela Rules, which state: “Prisoners should enjoy the same standards of health care that are available in the community, and should have access to necessary health care services free of charge, without discrimination on the grounds of their legal status.” Halting visits to prisoners, which government has announced as a Covid-19 precaution, is an insufficient measure, it said.

 

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WTH!?😳

Fuck them.

This is madness!

Yes, of coarse, let them be safe so that they can go around and rape, murder and steal from the law abiding citizens. Fuck, there are stupid c¥nts in this world.

Baphambene laba

Rubbish

Leon Schushter at it again😂. In SA murderers serve short sentences and fraudsters long ones. So the murderers will be released back into society Prisoners are in perfect lockdowns.

Liberals never cease to amaze. . . They live in a bubble.

How about fucking no?

La nnyela. Who the hell came up with this bullshit. I didn't even care to read it.

NO!!!

Now this lockdown has ran up to your heads

Nonsense!!!

That is a proper lock down , think prison is a safest place keep them in their cells.

Masingaqhelwa ke, iCorona ayiscuthi ngqondo!

What madness is this, we encourage not to travel and lock ourselves in, others want prisoners released into society, for what. Prison itself is a proper lock down institution to curb the spread, so why would any sane person want to disrupt that perfect lock down measures?

Madness. Keep them locked up. What nonsense is this?

Hayke kanti, engathi sesiyanyeleka manje... 🙈

Yaqala ke inkathazo

😭😭😭😭😭 no

No!

No!

Nooooooooooooooooooo

Very stupid.

Sorry?😂😂

Mxm 🤔

They are not ready to be put into the society 🤞

Really now😢

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