South Africa uses educational competition to rehabilitate prisoners

JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- South African prisons continue to use educational competition as part of the rehabilitation of prisoners with more than 290 inmates taking part in it this year, the Department of Correctional Services said Tuesday.

The 2023 Funda Mzantsi Championship began in George, Western Cape Province, Monday and will end Friday, during which inmates will compete with members from community book clubs, university students and school-going learners, the department said.