Prisons
Prisoners go on hunger strike over parole dispute
“We trust that you will realise the implications that might be triggered by your ignorance of this memorandum”
News | 5 May 2017
Pollsmoor remand facility still at 174% capacity, says Sonke Gender Justice
Conditions have improved but not enough, says report
News | 2 May 2017
UCT students treat prisoners to a touch of beauty
“It is a surprise that there are people out there who care for us”
Brief | 2 May 2017
Court victory for Pollsmoor prisoners
“How do human beings live in a detention facility while there are rats?” asks judge
News | 5 December 2016
Showdown over Pollsmoor’s “appalling” conditions
Sonke is taking prison authorities to court on 5 December
News | 30 November 2016
Boksburg prisoners have to drink water from geyser
Raft of complaints about state of correctional facility
By Ciaran Ryan
Feature | 2 November 2016
A South African shame: children in prisons
Youths held in adult prison for 200 days without access to visitors
Law | 12 September 2016
A day in the visitors’ queue at Pollsmoor
Eight hour wait to see inmates at the prison
Feature | 20 July 2016