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Title: | Addressing prison conditions in Southern Africa from a human rights perspective: the case of Tanzania |
Author: | Lugaziya, Mutabaazi J. |
Year: | 2012 |
Periodical: | Journal of African and international law (ISSN 1821-620X) |
Volume: | 5 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 691-714 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Tanzania |
Subjects: | prisons imprisonment living conditions offences against human rights |
Abstract: | This paper looks at the causes and effects of over-crowding in Tanzania's prisons. It is argued that over-crowding, which denies prisoners adequate food, clothing, bedding, and recreation, infringes on the human rights of prisoners. Although Tanzania has committed itself to improving conditions in prisons, that in itself has not been enough. It is only a sign that Tanzania has joined the community of nations which have promised to address the plight of prisoners, but the author suggests that it is not taking the situation seriously enough. The paper begins with a description of the origins of imprisonment in Africa in general and the political role of prisons in post-independence Africa, followed by current prison conditions in Southern Africa and an assessment of the application of international standards by the courts. The author puts forward ways to adopt alternative sentencing methods, outlining the case of Tanzania, analysing its prisons and the conditions therein, as well as examining legislation. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] |