Prisons

This man spent nine years in jail before the charges against him were withdrawn

Now the state is challenging the court ruling of wrongful arrest

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Law | 26 November 2024

The rights of prisoners must be protected, even if we dislike them

Solitary confinement is torture

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GroundView | 19 September 2024

Thabo Bester and hundreds of other prisoners kept in unlawful conditions, says inspectorate

Report argues that solitary confinement is a form of torture

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News | 18 September 2024

Key law on prisons watchdog stuck in the pipeline

Judicial Inspectorate of prisons is still accountable to the very department over which it is meant to have oversight, says lawyer

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News | 27 August 2024

Elections 2024: South Africa is one of the few African countries where prisoners can vote

But the right of prisoners to vote has at times been resisted by the government and the Independent Electoral Commission

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News | 24 April 2024

No sign of accountability for Thabo Bester’s escape

Eight months since the highly publicised Parliamentary hearing, little action has been taken by Parliament or Correctional Services

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Analysis | 11 December 2023

Prisoner computer ban struck down

Correctional Services has 12 months to revise the current policy

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News | 8 November 2023

Court error causes years of delay in prisoner’s appeal

Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services received 2,244 complaints from prisoners appealing their sentences. KZN accounted for nearly half of these.

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News | 16 October 2023

Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6-million from Minister of Police

Ntokozo Patrick Xulu spent 813 days behind bars

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Law | 19 September 2023

Government responds to report on solitary confinement

Prisoners are held according to the law, writes the Department of Correctional Services spokesperson

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Right to reply | 7 September 2023

Prisoners are being held for years in solitary confinement

“Under democracy, hundreds and even thousands of inmates have been subjected to these practices” says Judicial Inspectorate report

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News | 6 September 2023

Prisoners were tortured at Leeuwkop prison, court finds

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is 100% liable to pay damages

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Law | 31 August 2023

Analysis: The troubled history of Mangaung prison

The high-security prison is in the spotlight again after the suicide of an inmate this week

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Analysis | 24 August 2023

Mystery surrounds black empowerment gains from G4S prison contract

Dividends were supposed to address needs of local community

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News | 23 August 2023

Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison

More than 24,000 prisoners are likely to be released of whom about 3,000 will be deported

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News | 17 August 2023

One dead and two injured in Limpopo prison riot

Torture and assault by prison wardens are among the allegations made by prisoners

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News | 11 August 2023