Most of women prisoners require mental health support after release. This is of particular importance if female prisoners have received treatment for a mental health condition while in prison, that treatment should be continued in the community as well. Human Dignity Tanzania is aiming in ensuring that female prisoners have access to case managers prior to release and also have access to mental healthcare providers.
Ideally, Human Dignity Tanzania was introduced to cover the gap and make sure that in prison the social needs of woman prisoners are respected, woman prisoners and children at remand home are treated in a humane and compassionate manner and their time in detention is used to prepare them for life outside of prison.
Whilst problems such as overcrowding, poor hygiene, and inadequate visiting facilities affect both men and women prisoners, there are many concerns that are specific to women, or which affect women prisoners in a different or particularly harsh way.