Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has urged correctional officers to maintain professional conduct and avoid being confrontational when dealing with inmates.<\/p>\n
This was revealed by Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) Legal Officer for Harare Metropolitan Province, Principal Correctional Officer (PCO) Lilian Nyathi.<\/p>\n
She said this to minimise complaints to the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC).<\/p>\n
PCO Nyathi said officers should avoid physical confrontation and use established disciplinary and administrative procedures when dealing with inmate misconduct.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf inmates violate prison offences, officers must use lawful disciplinary procedures to maintain discipline within correctional facilities rather than use physical confrontation.<\/p>\n
“Officers should embrace change when it comes to dealing with misbehaving inmates.<\/p>\n
“ZPCS has adopted a dynamic approach which embraces the Mandela Rules when it comes to inmates’ treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this 21st century, human dignity must be observed and every incarcerated individual should be treated in a humane way as prescribed by the law,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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She said ZICC provided an independent complaints mechanism for inmates and members of the public who allege abuse by members of security services.<\/p>\n
PCO Nyathi said the modernisation of correctional facilities required officers to shift from a punitive mindset to a correctional approach to support the rehabilitation of inmates as required by the Constitution.<\/p>\n
ZICC is constitutionally mandated to monitor misconduct by security forces against civilians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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