Counseling Program

Worldwide, women prisoners have higher levels of mental disorders and depression than male prisoners. Women are at risk of being murdered by their families after release from prison, if they have committed moral offenses. In most countries, women constitute a minority of the prison population usually between 2% and 8%.

Women prisoners suffer from very high rates of mental illness and some ex-prisoners are vulnerable to revenge from victim's relatives unless some kind of measure is taken. Counseling has been taken as a measure we take for reintegrating ex-prisoners in the community. The counselor will work with inmates one-on-one to explore mental health concerns, mindset issues, and emotional problems that may lead to re- engaging with criminal behaviours. Human Dignity Tanzania is aiming in providing counseling for women in prison and provides community support to women leaving prison.

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