dietary requirement for those who were ill, especially those with stomach ulcers, in so doing endangering the heath of inmates. “Tinoshanda nezviripo” said the Officer in Charge in Shona, meaning they have to make do with what is available. The inmates indicated that they have their last meal for the day around 4pm and were not allowed to take any food into the cells thereafter, yet some of their health conditions will not allow them to eat under pressure. Consequently they spent the night with empty stomachs, and became hungry during the night. Their request was that special measures be put in place to enable them to access food later into the night in order for them to eat in an unperturbed state. Fig 4: Picture showing vegetables without oil being prepared at the prison kitchen v. Health/ Medical Care There was a clinic at the prison complex. It was reported that inmates receive treatment daily and a visiting doctor came to the prison from Gweru General Hospital upon request. It was also reported that emergency cases were referred to Gweru General Hospital. There was also a sick bay with a capacity of 8-10 beds to cater for inmates who were on bed rest however, the sick bay was below minimum expected standards (See Fig 5). One ambulance was available for the whole region and therefore caters for 14 prisons. There was a nurse-in-charge stationed at the prison and two (2) other nurses, three social workers and one psychologist. Article 22 of the UN Minimum Standard rules provide that there should be availability of medical personnel at every prison and there was compliance, with room for improvement. Page 12 of 21