OPINION
3 September 2020
A Constitutional Court decision, awaited since March, will be crucial for the safety of inmates and wardens
By Edwin Cameron
NEWS
19 August 2020
Prisoners say they were told they will have to wait until Covid-19 is over before they will be free
By Zoë Postman
BRIEF
21 July 2020
People don’t see prisoners as human beings, says inmate’s daughter
26 May 2020
The release of 19,000 low-risk inmates is a bold and necessary step to save lives
By Sasha Gear and Doreen Gaura
25 May 2020
Leeuwkop trial inmates “subjected daily to the control of the people they are suing for torture”
12 May 2020
Awaiting trial inmates say their “rights are grossly violated” by the Covid-19 lockdown regulations
By Sibahle Siqathule
8 May 2020
About 19,000 low-risk offenders may qualify
24 April 2020
“There is every reason to fear that the virus may spread more fearsomely within our correctional system, and soon”
Inspecting judge calls for prisoner releases
ANALYSIS
21 April 2020
Picture 70 to 100 people in a room that is 8x24 square metres
By Peter Christians
4 March 2020
Sonke Gender Justice asks judges to declare part of Correctional Services Act unconstitutional
3 March 2020
Report released after a long legal battle
By Elna Schütz
Our policies have become more punitive, yet our crime rate continues going up
17 February 2020
Officials ask Dunoon residents to accept ex-convicts back into society, as nearly 900 released from Pollsmoor
By Peter Luhanga
LAW
7 February 2020
Refusal by government to provide it was “unlawful and invalid” says judge
2 December 2019
Security company wants report to be redacted if it is to be released
