July 2, 2017 Riot breaks out at Pretoria prison [video] News Protest South Africa Prisoners serving life and long term sentences at Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru II prison rioted on Sunday afternoon. The injury count ranged from two to 19‚ as prisoners disputed the official count.
June 26, 2017 South Africa: ‘Sun City’ prison inmates treated to a saucy ‘strip show’ News South Africa The prison authorities claim they approved a Youth Day celebration, not a mini Moulin Rouge.
June 14, 2017 South Africa: no solution for 'scary' staff shortages at prisons News South Africa Port Elizabeth – St Albans Prison in the Eastern Cape will not see a solution any time soon as far as staff shortages are concerned, an issue which aids the wheeling and dealings of gangsterism within prison walls.
June 14, 2017 South Africa: no solution for 'scary' staff shortages at prisons News South Africa St Albans Prison in the Eastern Cape will not see a solution any time soon as far as staff shortages are concerned, an issue which aids the wheeling and dealings of gangsterism within prison walls.
May 20, 2017 South Africa prisons under pressure as number of long-term sentences surge News South Africa Minister Michael Masutha says between 2003 & 2016 there was a decrease in short-term sentences, while those of between 10 & 15 years in jail rose by 77%.
May 18, 2017 South Africa: prisons under pressure as number of long-term sentences surge News South Africa Minister Michael Masutha says between 2003 & 2016 there was a decrease in short-term sentences, while those of between 10 & 15 years in jail rose by 77%.
April 10, 2017 South Africa's parole system to be revised News South Africa Acting Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Faith Muthambi on Monday announced that the department is in the process of finalising a position document for the redrafting of the country’s parole system.
April 5, 2017 South Africa: probe into two solitary confinement suicides in Western Cape Jail News Discipline Suicide South Africa Two inmates at Helderstroom Prison in Caledon, who were held in solitary confinement, have committed suicide within three months of each other.
February 13, 2017 South Africa: increase in number of 'lifers' keeps jail system topped up News South Africa South Africa’s prisons are fast filling up with “lifers”, most of them sentenced to time behind bars for murder, violent robbery and rape.
February 10, 2017 South Africa: law to stop detention of mentally ill in prisons News Mental health South Africa In February, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services introduced a Bill amending the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (CPA) to Parliament. The Bill seeks to stop the incarceration of accused persons who are mentally ill or intellectually disabled in prisons.
January 18, 2017 South Africa: prison boss makes appeal to reduce overcrowding in jails News Overcrowding South Africa Johannesburg – Correctional Services National Commissioner Zach Modise on Wednesday appealed to government security agencies to reduce overcrowding in the country’s correctional facilities.
December 27, 2016 Afrique du Sud : trois morts dans une mutinerie en prison News Protest Violence South Africa Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
December 5, 2016 South Africa: court victory for Pollsmoor prisoners News South Africa “How do human beings live in a detention facility while there are rats?” asks judge.
November 18, 2016 South Africa: prison torture chamber exposed on camera News Torture South Africa Torture and assault of prison inmates has been exposed in CCTV footage.
October 23, 2016 South Africa: parole backlog crisis looms News South Africa Human rights lawyers have threatened legal action against the Department of Correctional Services in a bid to force it to process outstanding parole applications of long-term prisoners whose rights they claim are being violated by the delays.
June 26, 2016 Afrique du Sud : un strip-tease en prison fait le tour de la toile News South Africa This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
March 4, 2016 South Africa: filth, disease, sex and violence for Pollsmoor's female inmates News Women Health Violence South Africa International Women’s Day on March 8 turns the spotlight on the fate of women, in particular their achievements and the slow pace of progress. An often overlooked group are women prisoners.
January 13, 2016 South Africa: the Mandela Rules, a diplomatic success but will they lead to better care of SA prisoners? News South Africa In December 2015 the UN General Assembly adopted without voting the revised UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners now known as the Nelson Mandela Rules “to honour the legacy of the late president of South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison in the cour…
February 13, 2015 South African prisoners sue G4S over torture claims News Torture South Africa British law firm acts for inmates alleging they were given electric shocks, forcibly injected with anti-psychotic drugs and held in isolation cells for up to three years.
October 22, 2014 South Africa: disabled inmates in Oscar Pistorius prison speak out against poor treatment News South Africa At Kgosi Mampuru II jail in Pretoria where the Paralympian was sent on Tuesday, inmates with disabilities tell Daily Maverick of the daily hardships they face.
