The government says it is busy implementing recommendations made 22 years ago by the Judge White Commission into prison conditions
News | 24 November 2025
New legal amendments seek to address prison overcrowding crisis
By Liezl Human
News | 19 November 2025
The court found the Department of Correctional Services had violated her rights by refusing hormonal treatment as “cosmetic medication”
Law | 11 November 2025
13,500 inmates escaped from prisons during riots last week
Brief | 16 September 2025
Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons
By Elna Schütz
News | 26 August 2025
Tebogo Modise was recommended for parole in 2019 but remains in prison despite a court order demanding reasons for his continued incarceration
News | 6 August 2025
Correctional Services has developed a standard operating procedure for transgender prisoners, but rights organisations are concerned about implementation
By Elna Schütz
News | 6 August 2025
Transwoman denied hormone therapy and prevented from using makeup or wearing female prison clothing
Law | 28 July 2025
People earn less than R250 a month working in prison workshops or farms
By Elna Schütz
Brief | 25 July 2025
Portfolio committee suggests alternatives to reduce remand detention
By Elna Schütz
Parliament | 7 July 2025