Released offenders urged to rebuild lives through available support

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2026-05-21
WINDHOEK, 19 July 2016 - Two of three men arrested by the City Police on Tuesday with suspected stolen items. (Photo by: Simon Endjala) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 19 July 2016 - Two of three men arrested by the City Police on Tuesday with suspected stolen items. (Photo by: Simon Endjala) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 21 MAY (NAMPA) – The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) has called on offenders in different communities to draw inspiration from those who have turned their lives around and are leading successful lives.
The call was made by NCS head of community supervision, Deputy Commissioner Frieda Snewe, during a Government Information Centre (GIC) information-sharing session in Windhoek on Thursday.
Community supervision entails the supervision...
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WINDHOEK, 03 November 2014 - An American national charged with the murder of Windhoek resident Andre Heckmair in January 2011, attempted to escape from the Windhoek Central Prison on Sunday. Marcus Kevin Tomas allegedly tried to jump over the barbed wire fence surrounding the prison on Sunday night, but landed on top of it instead. Tomas was found hanging on the fence by prison officers on Monday morning. (Photo by: George Hendriks) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 03 November 2014 - An American national charged with the murder of Windhoek resident Andre Heckmair in January 2011, attempted to escape from the Windhoek Central Prison on Sunday. Marcus Kevin Tomas allegedly tried to jump over the barbed wire fence surrounding the prison on Sunday night, but landed on top of it instead. Tomas was found hanging on the fence by prison officers on Monday morning. (Photo by: George Hendriks) NAMPA

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