Prisons

Minimum prison sentences must go, says Constitutional Court judge

They “are poorly-thought out, misdirected, hugely costly and an ineffective way of punishing criminals”

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Law | 3 November 2017

Prison inmates stage play at Artscape

Theatre programme works with offenders to prepare them for life after prison

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News | 29 September 2017

Can imprisoned asylum seekers be deported?

What happens to a Somali refugee may give the answer

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Brief | 18 August 2017

State mental health patients are being held in prisons

There is a shortage of hospital beds in the Eastern Cape for inmates with mental illness

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News | 27 July 2017

Catch 22 for refugee in prison

Somali denied parole as he is unable to renew documentation

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News | 26 July 2017

Isolated prisoners file court application

Inmates at Kgosi Mampuru II want to be moved back to their cells

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News | 25 July 2017

Lost trial record hampers prisoner’s appeal

Bongile Mbangane’s case is not unusual in disorganised court system

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News | 20 July 2017

Prisoners relocated after riot at correctional facility

Inmates staged sit-ins and hunger strikes over long backlogs for parole

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News | 7 July 2017

Prison sit-in turns violent

Inmates at Pretoria correctional facility were protesting over parole backlogs

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News | 3 July 2017

Justice minister admits huge backlog of parole cases

“I am told on average I get taken to court ten times a week”

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News | 30 June 2017

Most allegations of assault in prison are not properly investigated

Inmate claims he was “assaulted, choked and humiliated” by officials

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News | 22 June 2017

Prisoners across the country demand parole hearings

“Your reluctance to address our legitimate challenges will result in us being not cooperative”

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News | 21 June 2017

Allegations of abuse at Kimberley prison

But report also finds much that works well

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News | 24 May 2017

Prison confiscates study materials of inmate legal eagle

This follows GroundUp’s story on how he took legal action on behalf of a prisoner with brain cancer

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News | 12 May 2017

Prisoner fights in court for fellow inmate with brain cancer

Court orders Mike Phahlamohlaka must be considered for medical parole

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News | 9 May 2017

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”

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News | 5 May 2017