NCJ Number
139653
Journal
Corrections in Asia and the Pacific Issue: 2 Dated: (September 1992) Pages: 6-8
Editor(s)
T G Garner
Date Published
1992
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This article reports on changes in the inmate disciplinary system in the United Kingdom (England and Wales) and the Third Conference of Commonwealth Correctional Administrators held in Zimbabwe, along with descriptions of Zimbabwe's prison complexes.
Abstract
Since April 1, 1992, United Kingdom Boards of Visitors will no longer hear inmate disciplinary charges or consider requests to restore lost remission. All charges against inmates will now be heard by governors, using their existing powers. They will refer serious criminal charges against inmates to the police for possible prosecution. The new Prison Rules substantially affect punishment levels. Remission is reduced from a maximum of 120 days to 28 days and pay deduction is reduced from a maximum of 56 days to 28 days. Confinement to cells is lowered from 56 days to 3 days. The new system will refer more inmates to police for serious criminal charges. The report on the Third Conference of Commonwealth Correctional Administrators lists the topics of the conference papers and describes Zimbabwe's Harare and Chikurubi prison complexes, which were visited by the conference delegates. The Harare prison complex consists of a central prison for convicted offenders, a remand prison for defendants awaiting trial, and a workshop wing. The Chikurubi prison complex consists of a maximum-security prison, prison farm, and a prison for female offenders.