Africa-Press – Angola. Seventy inmates who were serving their sentence at the prison in Cacanda, Lunda Norte province, were released, under the scope of Law 35/22 of March 23, the Amnesty Law, enacted by President João Lourenço.
The information was provided this Monday, in Dundo, by the director of the Cacanda Prison, Luciano Vicente Miguel, who was speaking to the press about the 44 years of institutionalization of this body of the Ministry of the Interior.
Despite this fact, the establishment designed for 480 prisoners continues to be overcrowded, currently housing 612 inmates.
He added that in coordination with the justice administration bodies in the region, the reassessment of the processes of some prisoners is underway, in order to be released under the Amnesty Law.
He said that this and other measures will help reduce overcrowding in the prison.
Resocialization
On the other hand, the person in charge informed that 30 prisoners are attending cooking and electricity courses at the establishment, as part of the resocialization programme.
He said that the institution has an arts and crafts workshop with four classrooms for four courses, with only two classes in operation.
He made it known that the prisoners are also included in an agricultural production program, adding that the establishment has an area of 114 hectares.
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