Prisons
Joburg prisoners claim department is violating court’s order to feed them properly
Correctional Services says it has complied with the order and denies any wrongdoing
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 28 January 2019
Samuel Nndwambi’s murder conviction was overturned. But only after he spent 12 years in prison
He says he can never forgive the state
By Aidan Jones
Feature | 2 October 2018
Sun City prisoners accuse staff of cheating them out of canteen money
Inmates say attempts to open fraud case blocked
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 20 September 2018
Sibusiso Mavuka has spent ten years in prison, and appeared in court 91 times. He has never been convicted of any crime.
Mandela’s 100th birthday is a time for us to reflect on our criminal justice system
By Lee-Anne Bruce and Palesa Madi
Opinion | 18 September 2018
Judgment paints a damning picture of prison life at Sun City
Correctional Services ordered to feed prisoners properly
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 21 June 2018
Prison inmates go 20 hours between meals
Court case throws light on conditions at “Sun City”
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 30 January 2018
Barberton prisoners go on hunger strike
Sparked by backlog in parole applications
News | 12 January 2018
Minimum prison sentences must go, says Constitutional Court judge
They “are poorly-thought out, misdirected, hugely costly and an ineffective way of punishing criminals”
Law | 3 November 2017
Prison inmates stage play at Artscape
Theatre programme works with offenders to prepare them for life after prison
By Zoë Postman
News | 29 September 2017