On this day in 2015, Chikurubi prisoners protested against poor food quality. The protest resulted in the death of one prisoner while eleven others including prison guards sustained injuries. Chikurubi Maximum Prison is Zimbabwe’s largest correctional facility and it houses hundreds of prisoners.
Chikurubi prisoners run riot in protest for poor food quality
13 March 2015 ZimbabweThe Herald. 2021. 900 Chikurubi inmates run riot. [online] Available at: https://www.herald.co.zw/900-chikurubi-inmates-run-riot-%E2%80%A2poor-food-quality-cited-%E2%80%A2prison-guards-injured-%E2%80%A2one-prisoner-dies-in-stampede/