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A prison inmate smiles as he holds a lighted candle during a moment of silence as all HIV/AIDS prisoners are remembered during a visit by Correctional Minister Ben Skosana to Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town 12 October 2002 . The minister visited the prison during imbizo week where government ministers listen to what the people are saying in relation to the delivery of services. He identified the four major problem areas in correctional services to be over-crowding, staff shortage;budget constraints and a need to professionalise their own staff. The problem of 'awaiting trial' prisoners who could wait for up to six years before going to court was also high-lighted. AFP PHOTO/ANNA ZIEMINSKI
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