Ex-convicts, prisoners treated as outcasts

EX-CONVICTS and prisoners were treated as outcasts and re-integration into the society became a difficult task, forcing many of them to continue committing similar crimes.

Speaking during Zaoga Forward in Christ prison ministry awareness, Pastor Sarah Rusere said it was important for organisations to help ex-prisoners find their feet again.

“We are grateful for all who support us in our endeavors to help our brothers and sisters,” she said.

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