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Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South ...

Journal Article: The End of Public/Private Partnership Prisons in the Department of Correctional Services of South Africa

South Africa has two fully privatised prisons, each housing some 3,000 prisoners. Their history has been mired in controversy from the start, and this has not ...

The presumed link between the rule of law and development suggests that an operational justice system is key to development. The research sought to understand ...

The Khayelitsha Commission revealed that areas that are predominantly populated by people who are poor and black are systematically allocated only a small ...

The ‘tough on crime’ approach embodied in bail and sentencing law has had a profound impact on the trends around remand detention, including prison ...

Victimisation surveys have the potential to deepen our understanding of crime in South Africa. Using the example of a survey conducted in Galeshewe, this ...

Liberty not the only loss - The Socio-Economic Impact of Remand Detention in the Western Cape

The evidence in this study suggests that the criminal procedural system metes out a disproportionate ‘punishment’ in the form of infringement of the ...

Magistrates’ Perceptions of Prosecutors | Survey Analysis

This report provides an analysis of a survey of Magistrates' perceptions of prosecutors conducted in 2022. Prepared by Michael O’Donovan with Jean Redpath

This report records the discussion which took place in Dakar, Senegal, on 10 and 11 June 2014.