The ZHRC noted that the clothing and bedding situation at the prison was inadequate and the inmates and prison officials confirmed that observation (See Fig. 6). A considerable number of inmates had worn out uniforms. Some inmates pointed out that the situation had worsened to an extent that they had to wash their uniforms during lock up, in their cells and slept naked during the night since they were given one pair of uniform. The prison officials were allowing relatives to bring clothes similar to prison garb for the inmates. Such an initiative follows the spirit iof the provisions of S.36 of the Rules on the Protection of Juveniles, which allows for inmates to have their own decent clothing material. However, it was noted that not every inmate enjoyed this privilege because most of the inmates were not in contact of their relatives. There were limited mattresses, and also the ones available were in a bad state. The statutory requirement of two uniforms per inmate was not being met. Fig 6: The prison cells showing prisoners’ blankets and thin mattress vii. Prison Kitchens facilities At the time of the visit, there were two kitchens at the prison; one with electric pots that needed repair and the other one which uses firewood. The prison had resorted to using firewood for cooking due to malfunctioning electric pots. Only one electric pot was working at the time of the visit. The kitchen premises were ‘fairly’ clean and inmates Page 14 of 21