Zia Wasserman, national prisons coordinator at Sonke Gender Justice, writes about the 2019 court case victory that confirmed the rights of detained persons and supported the need for the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services to be more independent. Read the full article here: OPINION | A small victory in the fight for the protection of prisoners’ […]
2019 opinion piece collectively written by members of the DJF, expressing our views on the death penalty. Read the full article here: The death penalty won’t end gender-based violence. […]
Zia Wasserman, national prisons coordinator at Sonke Gender Justice, writes about the Dudley Lee case and the state of South African prisons today. Read the full article here: Cold Stone Jug: The prison legacy of Dudley Lee. […]
By Gwen Dereymaeker Ebongweni C-Max prison in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, is meant to house inmates who have exhibited consistent disruptive behaviour and are regarded as particularly dangerous and violent. However, it is unclear whether the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has clear policy criteria to decide who should be transferred there. Today, Ebongweni holds about 900 […]