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PENAL REFORM INTERNATIONAL
Alternatives to imprisonment in East Africa : trends and challenges / Rob Allen ; Penal Reform International.- London : Penal Reform International, 2012.- 36 p. ; il. ; Digitalizado $e Anexo Summary-Note-Alternatives-to-Imprisonment-Final-February-20121
consultado em 09 de março de 2017 https://cdn.penalreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/alternatives-east-africa-2013-v2-2.pdf
sumario anexo https://cdn.penalreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Summary-Note-Alternatives-to-Imprisonment-Final-February-20121.pdf
ISBN 978-0-9568822-2-6 (Broch.) : oferta
DIREITO PENITENCIÁRIO, EXECUÇÃO DA PENA, PRIVAÇÃO DE LIBERDADE, LIBERDADE CONDICIONAL, PRISÃO PREVENTIVA, MEDIDAS ALTERNATIVAS, ÁFRICA, UNODC
Prison overcrowding is a serious problem in East Africa. The occupancy rate of prisons in Tanzania is over 145 percent and in Kenya and Uganda it is over 200 percent. The congestion is caused in large part by the excessive use of pre-trial detention: approximately half of those detained at any one time are awaiting justice. Congestion is also caused by the imposition of short terms of imprisonment. A significant number of people, most of whom are living in poverty, are sentenced to prison for a few weeks or even days for offences such as using abusive language, operating a small business without a valid licence, the possession of illicit ‘liquor’ or simple theft.