Zimbabwe frees 2k inmates to make space in jails
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has pardoned 2,000 prisoners to make space in jails across the country. The pardon was extended to juveniles, female and terminally ill prisoners, but did not apply to prisoners jailed for murder, treason, rape, armed robbery, car-jacking or sexual offences. Notably, according to a parliamentary report, over 100 prisoners died of malnutrition and illness in 2013.