In But Free and Ubumi Prisons Initiative on 13th of October, 2022 launched the Project Mental Health Matters 2 funded by CISU. The Mental Health Matters Project will be implemented in Correctional facilities in four(4) Provinces namely Copperbelt, Central and Lusaka and Southern Provinces. The project aims at addressing mental health challenges within the correctional facilities. The ZCS Commissioner General Mr Fredrick Chilukutu who was represented by the Director of Administration, Training and Development Deputy Commissioner Daniel Chiwela was the guest of honour and he was accompanied by other Senior officers from the Zambia Correctional Service.
During the launch information on mental health was shared with the Senior Officers which covered the various mental health challenges that the inmates as well as the ZCS staff go through as well as how to handle such mental health matters. The Launch highlighted the focus areas of the new project and the various activities that were going to be implemented in the correctional facilities and how it was going to build on the work that was done in the previous project.