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June 28, 2005
Legal issues... no Judge Judy here!
Well, the laws here are pretty strict. In fact, Zambia pushes itself as a "Christian Nation," so think Religious Right making the rules and you get a clue. Most things that are illegal in the US are illegal here as well, but the penalties can be much worse. Eventhough sodomy is illegal in the States, here it is actually enforced. People go to prison and they don't come out for years. The state of the prisons is not so great either. If you get locked-up, you better hope you have someone who loves you, otherwise you'll only get one meal a day. Visitors usually are in charge of giving the inmates food and blankets and such. They also have open prisons here. There is even one here in Choma. Basically it is something like home-arrest. The prisoners are free to come and go from the prison to go to work during the day and such. Of course this isn't always the safest thing... but I live far away from it, so all is well. Any more questions?
Posted by ringo at June 28, 2005 12:21 PM
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