Prisons
Prisoner alleges beatings at Westville
“They cannot do worse to me than they already have” says inmate
News | 27 March 2019
Joburg prisoners claim department is violating court’s order to feed them properly
Correctional Services says it has complied with the order and denies any wrongdoing
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 28 January 2019
Samuel Nndwambi’s murder conviction was overturned. But only after he spent 12 years in prison
He says he can never forgive the state
By Aidan Jones
Feature | 2 October 2018
Sun City prisoners accuse staff of cheating them out of canteen money
Inmates say attempts to open fraud case blocked
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 20 September 2018
Sibusiso Mavuka has spent ten years in prison, and appeared in court 91 times. He has never been convicted of any crime.
Mandela’s 100th birthday is a time for us to reflect on our criminal justice system
By Lee-Anne Bruce and Palesa Madi
Opinion | 18 September 2018
Judgment paints a damning picture of prison life at Sun City
Correctional Services ordered to feed prisoners properly
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 21 June 2018
Prison inmates go 20 hours between meals
Court case throws light on conditions at “Sun City”
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 30 January 2018
Barberton prisoners go on hunger strike
Sparked by backlog in parole applications
News | 12 January 2018
Minimum prison sentences must go, says Constitutional Court judge
They “are poorly-thought out, misdirected, hugely costly and an ineffective way of punishing criminals”
Law | 3 November 2017