Articles for Edwin Cameron

We should act against lawyers who undermine the Constitution

There are advocates who are skilled liars, dissemblers, manipulators and propagandists; they employ the implements of legal practice to bedevil and confuse and dismay - the judiciary and the profession should take action

Our prisons are falling apart, says inspector

Lack of maintenance and disintegrating infrastructure put prisoners and staff at risk

Sex work: where criminal law has no place

Decriminalisation Bill is a giant step

Prisons watchdog needs sharper teeth

Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services is struggling for independence

Why independent healthcare inside prisons is vital

Prisoners are overlooked in an already unequal health system

Solitary confinement is illegal. So why is it happening in South African prisons?

Our faulty approach to life sentences is catching up with us

Our prisons are crowded with “lifers”, at great cost to us all

Harsh prison terms won’t solve the crisis of gender-based violence

The certainty of arrest and prosecution, not long sentences, is what deters crime

Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now