OPEN PRISONS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19: CASE STUDY
The Tinonganine Open Prison is situated in the community of Tinonganine in the Matutuine district, Maputo Province. This is one of the semi-open prisons established by the National Penitentiary Service, whose objectives are: (i) providing training, capacity building and agricultural expertise for prisoners who have already completed one third or half of the sentence and who are well behaved; (ii) promoting food production for supply of prisons (guards and prisoners) at Provincial level; and, (iii) helping with the process of integration and socialization of inmates once they are released. Open Prisons are intended to benefit prisoners with good behaviour by offering them the opportunity to learn and develop capacities, skills and knowledge on agricultural production, while moving from a locked-up to a semi-open regime.