Prisons
Pollsmoor wardens picket for higher wages and better working conditions
“Minister Lamola can you work eight hours everyday for 11 days without a rest?”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 12 October 2022
Abortion behind bars: women in prisons have extra obstacles to overcome
Prison policies must be changed
By Rebecca Gore
Opinion | 8 June 2022
Why independent healthcare inside prisons is vital
Prisoners are overlooked in an already unequal health system
Opinion | 25 May 2022
Broken bureaucracy violating prisoners’ rights
Sifiso Tembe may or may not be guilty. But he has definitely not been given a fair trial process
By Marecia Damons and Nathan Geffen
News | 10 May 2022
Prison visits reinstated as National State of Disaster ends
Covid mandatory protocols and regulations will still be adhered to during visits
Brief | 7 April 2022
Parole backlog piling up on minister’s desk
Prisoners spend years in jail beyond their minimum detention periods waiting for parole
News | 30 March 2022
Video: Should prisoners have access to cellphones?
Phones have been used to expose abuses and there is already a thriving illicit market for them in prisons
Video | 28 February 2022
Reports reveal horrors of solitary confinement in prisons
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services says this is a violation of the Constitution
News | 18 January 2022
Inmates share grim pictures of life in Kgosi Mampuru prison
Inmates inside the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria have described conditions as inhumane, dangerous and a health hazard.
Video | 14 December 2021