CSPRI releases fact sheet explaining Oscar Pistorius' possible release
South Africa has specific sentencing provisions which read together the Correctional Services Act, determine how soon someone may be released on correctional supervision.
The CSPRI fact sheet explains sentencing under section 276(1)(i) of the Criminal Procedure Act, with particular reference to the case of Oscar Pistorius.
At the launch of the Dullah Omar Institute, of which CSPRI forms part, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services announced his decision to refer the decision to release the paralympian for review.