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Roundtable discussion on oversight over the prison system

This roundtable discussion, hosted by CSPRI, is the first in a series of three, and included representatives from Parliament, the Judicial Inspectorate for ...

The problem of overcrowding within the South African prison system has been identified as a key challenge, which negatively affects the ability of the ...

South African Prisoner's Right to Vote: Addendum to "Prisoners' Rights Litigation in South Africa since 1994: a Critical Evaluation" (Research Paper 3A)

Subsequent to the Constitutional Court case in which the right of prisoners to vote was secured prior to the 2004 general election (Min of Home Affairs v ...

Report by Human Rights Watch

This submission focuses on inmate labour in South Africa, with specific reference to the rights issues applicable and related to labour performed by sentenced ...

The submission to the South African Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services deals with the Correctional Matters Amendment Bill.

The submission deals with the following: the strategic plan; real and nominal values in the budget; size of the prison population; privatisation; prison ...

This submission focuses on five aspects of the budget vote: the budget in relation to other budgets; meeting the minimum standards of humane detention; the ...

The submission analyses statistics on deaths in custody and medical parole releases. An overview of legislative provisions is provided and recommendations are ...