June 2008's '30 Days/Dae/Izinsuku'
This issues has media reports on the following topics: awaiting trail prisoners; prison overcrowding; sentencing and parole; security & escapes and governance & corruption.
Newspaper articles include:
- Awaiting -trial prisoner objects to being moved to poorly equipped Pollsmoor prison's hospital
- Bail draft legislation addresses the problem of large numbers of awaiting trial prisoners
- Magistrates accused of contributing to overcrowding
- Court orders Minister to release prisoners on parole
- Government ministers address African prisons chiefs
- Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons issues damning report on prison conditions
- Prisoners' rights activist awaits verdict on corruption charges
- Correctional Services Minister calls Mathe escape attempt a "small slip-up"
- Increasing numbers of youngsters in prison for violent crimes