prepared and availed some cloths, toiletries, bath soap, petroleum jelly, tooth paste and netball –which were shared among 3oo inmates. The visitors arranged to play netball against the inmates and hoped to interact with male the prisoners after mobilizing more resources. Marondera Prison Visit (Background Info) ZACRO visited the prison on 11 March. Another visit was on 21 October 2008. The ZACRO staffesr – Mr Mudehwe, Miss Bhunhu –and the Development Worker – Mrs Ponde accompanied by Elizabeth Banda – ZPS rehab officer and Evangelisto Kabasa – the Legal programs director from Legal Resources Foundation visited the remand section of this prison. They met Maisiri - the Officer in Charge. Holding capacity was 358 and carrying capacity was 605. Male prisoners were 591 and females ones – 15. Children were just two - one boy and one girl. Remand inmates were 218, males ones being 215 and females just three. Time frame of the longest serving remand prisoner was two years. Though main activity at the prison was farming and gardening the inmates had spend three months having one meal per day. participate actively and make the program a success. The rehab coordinator was yet to get approval from the Officer Commanding and facilitate next visits Challenges, Needs and Interventions The inmates needed: • More food, uniforms or cloths. ZACRO had to donate four boxes of supplementary feeding for 20 sick patients, two breast feeding women and one pregnant woman. • Respiratory infections like diarrhea and pellagra were major diseases. HIV/Aids was prevalent. The umber of ART patients were 20. There were 4 TB patients on medication and seven psychiatric patients and six deaths were recorded by time of compiling this report. The inmates further needed legal representation hence ZACRO was to partner with Legal Resources Foundation and channel legal resources to the inmates. • The inmates also needed: Educational assistance and an examination centre and library books and inmates needed transport to prisons with examination centers. Other needs were Vaseline, soap, food, preparation and clothing for babies, soccer balls, uniforms and visitations. 23