United Nations Mission in South Sudan or UNMISS is assisting the National Prison Service in the management of mentally disordered prisoners.
In a statement issued on Thursday UNMISS Mental Health Advisor an expert from the Zimbabwe Prisons Service together with his colleagues from the Uganda and Sierra Leone Prisons Services treated three mentally disordered prisoners jailed for many years.
The statement added that in Juba, UNMISS is working with the National Prison Service to improve the quality of life of mentally disordered prisoners.
It said over 60 mentally disordered inmates received treatment in the Juba Central Prison before they were released while more are currently being treated.
The statement said the Mental Health Unit of UNMISS Corrections Advisory Section is also assisting the National Prison Service to develop a Mental Health policy to guide and support the management of mentally disordered cases countrywide.
There are currently 104 mentally disordered prisoners including 14 women in South Sudan with a majority in Juba.