Type of Intervention: Executive Order, Prisoner Amnesty
Sectors Involved: Executive Office, Police, Social Services
Intervention Categories: Social and physical distancing, Special populations
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: President Sahle-Work Zewde
Overview: Ethiopia pardons more than 4,000 prisoners to help prevent coronavirus spread. The directive only covers those given a maximum sentence of three years for minor crimes and those who were about to be released from jail, she said.
Full details here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/26/africa/ethiopia-pardons-4000-prisoners-over-coronavirus/index.html
Other links: 1
Type of Justification: No justification given