This chapter focuses on the implications of a prison setting on prisoners' disclosure of their HIV positive status. The chapter provides several recommendations for prison staff and health care workers to ensure that HIV positive prisoners are supported and educated,…
This paper highlights and debunks several myths related to prison life, in particular sex and sexual violence in South African prisons.
The context of the situation where imprisoned perpetrators of male same-sex rape seem more willing to talk about their violence than victims was the driving force behind the following article by Sasha Gear, showing how it is actually well explained…
This report is designed to assist civil society and South African institutions in deciding what body or institutions could appropriately fulfil the task of visiting all places of detention regularly to make recommendations and proposals to prevent torture. It is…
In the following article Amanda Dissel looks to outline some of the changes made to The Correctional Services Amendment Bill (B32 of 2007) adopted by the portfolio committee on 6 May 2008 and by Parliament on 15 May 2008 ….
This is a transcript of a Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster briefing that took place in Pretoria on 15 August 2008. Panel: Minister for Safety and Security Charles Nqakula Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development Brigitte Mabandla Deputy Minister…
