ArticlesMediaCorrectional Services, Gangs, Gender-based ViolenceSentenced Twice OverFive years after the demise of apartheid, Vincent, a young, fresh-faced man arrived in remand detention in a Western Cape facility.Vincent had never been to prison before, and when he arrived he was thrown into an overcrowded cell that held first-time inmates and long-standing gang members. He was scared to death and, sadly, his fears were confirmed: on his first night, he was raped – by two different inmates. Read More CSVRJuly 12, 2016
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Torture and State ViolenceAnalysis of Existing Data on Torture in South Africa with Specific Focus on Annual Reports Published by IPID and JICSCurrently, there is little information on patterns and trends of torture in South Africa. This research report seeks to fill this gap, analysing annual reports released by two government oversight bodies, namely, the Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services (JICS) and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), over a period of five years (2007 to 2011) to try to understand patterns… Read More Malose LangaJanuary 27, 2014
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Gender-based ViolenceLet's End it Now: Stopping Sexual Violence in Correctional Centres (A Resource for Staff)This booklet discusses sexual violence in South African correctional centres. It focuses on how to support victims of rape, and on how to prevent inmates from becoming victims in the first place. While this booklet considers the assistance, support and protection needed by both male and female victims, the main focus is on male victims. Read More Sasha Gear and Heather BarclayMay 30, 2011
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Gender-based ViolenceImprisoning Men in Violence: Masculinity and Sexual Abuse (A View from South African Prisons)This article explores sexual violence in male prisons in South Africa. It focuses on the social meanings and identities that surround sexual violence, particularly the ideas of manhood that shape both the perpetration of sexual abuses and how it is dealt with – or not. Read More Sasha GearSeptember 1, 2010
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Gender-based ViolenceRecommendations for the Promotion of the Sexual Health, Sexual Rights, Safety and Dignity of PrisonersExisting regulations are out of kilter with the White Paper on Corrections in South Africa (2005) and new sexual offences legislation. These need rigorous engagement and revising so as to promote a culture of sexual health, sexual rights, safety and dignity in prisons. This paper offers a series of recommendations toward these ends. Read More CSVRApril 14, 2010
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Policing, Restorative JusticeSubmission to the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services: Prison LabourThis is a submission to the department of correctional services by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) regarding the issue of prison labour. The submission gives a brief history of the use of prison labour in South Africa and its racist underpinnings, as well as the current nature of prison labour. The submission discusses the rights… Read More CSVRMarch 1, 2010
