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'''Mukobeko''' (or '''Mukobeko State Prison''') is a maximum security prison in [[Kabwe]] where prisoners sentenced to death are held.<ref>[http://www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org/country-search-post.cfm?country=zambia#f5-2 Death Penalty Database], 20 July 2015</ref> The prison was built in 1978. | '''Mukobeko''' (or '''Mukobeko State Prison''') is a maximum security prison in [[Kabwe]] where prisoners sentenced to death are held.<ref>[http://www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org/country-search-post.cfm?country=zambia#f5-2 Death Penalty Database], 20 July 2015</ref> The prison was built in 1978. | ||
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Zambian presidents who came after [[Kenneth Kaunda]] had refused to sign death sentences for prisoners, leading to overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions. Human rights activists say the congestion was caused by the slow dispensation of justice.<ref name=ar/> | Zambian presidents who came after [[Kenneth Kaunda]] had refused to sign death sentences for prisoners, leading to overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions. Human rights activists say the congestion was caused by the slow dispensation of justice.<ref name=ar/> | ||
