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Symposium on Legal and Administrative Reforms to Address Congestion in Correctional Facilities
Report on the Symposium on Legal and Administrative Reforms to address Congestion in Correctional Facilities in Lusaka, Zambia between the 13th and 14th of ...
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The African Commission’s Guidelines on Pre-trial Detention: Implications for Angola and Mozambique
On 8 May 2014, in Luanda (Angola), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted the Guidelines on the Use and Conditions of Arrest, ...
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The African Commission’s Guidelines on Pre-trial Detention: Implications for Angola and Mozambique
This paper by Tina Lorizzo explores the implications of the Guidelines and the similarities and differences between Angola and Mozambique with regard to ...
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The Changing Face of Life Imprisonment in South Africa.pdf
This article investigates the meaning and use of life imprisonment in South Africa in four major legal historical eras: life imprisonment at the time when the ...
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The Detention Justice Forum responds to findings of solitary confinement in SA prisons
The Detention Justice Forum (DJF) released a statement in response to the findings of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Service on solitary ...
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The Effect of Sentencing on the Size of the South African Prison Population
This report was commissioned by the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF) and recently presented at a conference on sentencing held in Cape Town. ...
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The impact of sentencing on the size of the prison population
South Africa has a serious prison overcrowding problem. The total number of prisoners has grown steadily and dramatically over the last 11 years. The cause of ...
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The law and the business of criminal record expungement in South Africa
This report reviews the use and expungement of criminal records in South Africa and was prompted by a recent amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act which ...
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The socio-economic impact of pre-trial detention in Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia
Presentation by Lukas Muntingh
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The Socio-economic Impact of Pre-trial detention in Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia
In many countries people accused of crimes are held in detention before trial. The law permits this detention usually in order to guarantee the appearance of ...
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