{"id":82976,"date":"2026-04-14T10:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/national-prison-population-reaches-over-4-000"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:44:05","slug":"national-prison-population-reaches-over-4-000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/national-prison-population-reaches-over-4-000","title":{"rendered":"National Prison Population Reaches over 4 000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Recent figures put Botswana\u2019s national prison population at 4 468 inmates, underlining serious overcrowding in correctional facilities. Although inmate numbers are rising, only a few prisoners have been released on parole. Courts are also continuing to send more people to prison.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The situation has been made worse by the new Bail Act, which imposes stricter conditions for granting bail.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Mr Augustine Nyatanga, said during a recent visit to Gaborone Central Prison that while parole could help reduce overcrowding, tough requirements had left many inmates ineligible.<\/p>\n<p>One key requirement is an assessment report outlining the offender\u2019s rehabilitation progress.<\/p>\n<p>He said the report must cover the offenders\u2019 development from the time of admission until the report was written.<\/p>\n<p>He urged inmates to portray good behaviour and also to take advantage of rehabilitation programmes such as anger management, character molding, among other things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Botswana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Recent figures put Botswana\u2019s national prison population at 4 468 inmates, underlining serious overcrowding in correctional facilities. Although inmate numbers are rising, only a few prisoners have been released on parole. Courts are also continuing to send more people to prison. 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