July 2008's 30 Days/Dae/Izinsuku
Keep abreast on prison-related issues in South Africa and other African countries by reading media reports on the subject.
- Prison officials investigated for tender fraud scandal;
- Pan Africanist Congress suspected of taking bribes from prisoners to facilitate pardons;
- Child Justice Bill promoting non-custodial punishments tabled in Parliament;
- Awaiting-trial prisoners account for prison overcrowding - at over 300% in some facilities;
- Fears of a strike rise over pay deal delay;
- International Court
orders the release of detainee accused of war crimes; and
- Prison officer uses secret camera to show Zimbabwe election fraud.