South Africa

Jailhouse rot - SA prisons plagued by a cellphones, cash, drugs, knives and alcohol smuggling hub

By Caryn Dolley

Media

There are 363 journalists jailed globally - here are the worst countries

By Suné Payne

South Africa

‘Abhorrent and reprehensible’ conduct — court orders state to pay damages for torture of prison inmates

By Marianne Thamm

Maverick Citizen

Prisons watchdog needs sharper teeth to demonstrate effectiveness and commitment

By Edwin Cameron

South Africa

The crime of being poor – images of human rights violations in prisons aim to spark rethink of incarceration

By Zukiswa Pikoli

Business Maverick

Mini budget – Prisons are a ‘college for criminals’, say activists in call to redirect funds

By Velani Ludidi

South Africa

Prisoners’ rights violated by broken bureaucracy

By Marecia Damons and Nathan Geffen

Africa

Is the UN’s maritime organisation facilitating crimes at sea?

By Ian Urbina and Joe Galvin

South Africa

Report voices ‘deep concern’ over impact of 'caged' solitary confinement in SA prisons

By Tania Broughton

South Africa

Covid-19: Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now

By Edwin Cameron

South Africa

Registration for vaccines to open for all on 16 April, although supply will be ‘somewhat constrained’

By Estelle Ellis

South Africa

The 81% matric pass rate of prisoners is nothing to crow about as the number of convicts writing the exam is frightful

By Lukas Muntingh