Education, imprisonment and the rule of law  – Windhoek Observer

Education, imprisonment and the rule of law  – Windhoek Observer

The ruling by the High Court of Namibia restoring study rights for inmates at the Windhoek Correctional Facility is about far more than prison timetables. It is, at its core, a test of Namibia’s constitutional maturity: whether rights remain meaningful when applied to those society may be least inclined to defend. Acting judge David Mangota’s decision to set aside restrictions that reduced study hours from six to two per day and prohibited mixed…