Prisons
Government responds to report on solitary confinement
Prisoners are held according to the law, writes the Department of Correctional Services spokesperson
Right to reply | 7 September 2023
Prisoners are being held for years in solitary confinement
“Under democracy, hundreds and even thousands of inmates have been subjected to these practices” says Judicial Inspectorate report
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 6 September 2023
Prisoners were tortured at Leeuwkop prison, court finds
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is 100% liable to pay damages
Law | 31 August 2023
Analysis: The troubled history of Mangaung prison
The high-security prison is in the spotlight again after the suicide of an inmate this week
By Daniel Steyn
Analysis | 24 August 2023
Mystery surrounds black empowerment gains from G4S prison contract
Dividends were supposed to address needs of local community
By Daniel Steyn
News | 23 August 2023
Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison
More than 24,000 prisoners are likely to be released of whom about 3,000 will be deported
By Ciaran Ryan
News | 17 August 2023
One dead and two injured in Limpopo prison riot
Torture and assault by prison wardens are among the allegations made by prisoners
News | 11 August 2023
Our prisons are falling apart, says inspector
Lack of maintenance and disintegrating infrastructure put prisoners and staff at risk
Opinion | 28 July 2023
G4S in last-ditch bid to keep Mangaung Prison contract
Employees uncertain if they will still have jobs at the prison where Thabo Bester escaped
News | 27 July 2023