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The Insider
The Insider
7 years ago

The author seems to advance an argument without solid ground. The modern ideology behind imprisonment is not punishment or for the provision of labour but reformation. If the institutions vested with the responsibility to clean our cities have failed, it would be suicidal to turn to prison as this would only hardern prisoners thereby breeding more criminals – the vicious cycle. Let’s look at why prisons exist before coming up with confusionist ideas.

nane
nane
7 years ago

If I may ask, what is it that our prisoners really do when serving their terms of imprisonment with hard labour? Do they really do any hard labour? Bwanji osamawasesetsa, kuwalambulitsa etc mmatawuni mwathumu mudzioneka clean….

Lilongwe woman
Lilongwe woman
7 years ago

Kodi zimenezi ma judge athuwa sazziganiza??? Anyapala akungowonga ndalama zathu za misokho ku Maula uko m’malo moti azigwira ntchito za chitukuko uku akuseva ma sentences awo….malawi sazatheka basi

Nick Leason
7 years ago

You could go even further and install a waste to energy plant – this would mean that you could then establish micro power networks across the country that would essentially be self sustaining from the locally generated waste. This has been successful in Pakistan and India and indeed in the UK. Those who are within the prison system or have been committed to community service could collect the existing waste and then act as sorters to ensure that all recyclable material is first removed (and then sold to help generate further income). Come on Malawi – time to start taking… Read more »

J. Phiri
J. Phiri
7 years ago

As I was reading this article my mind thought of how clean our Limbe would be like only if we adopted this line of thinking…maganizo abwino Mr. Nyirongo

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