The following extract outlines rehabilitation and reintegration in African prisons, the efforts being made and the success rate based on those efforts. Provided is a clearly defined description of the concept of rehabilitation and reintegration as well as the different…
What should prisons in a constitutional democracy look like ?. This article will make the arguments that to make prisons compatible with a constitutional democracy, as understood in South Africa, four requirements would need to be met. Firstly that the…
During December 2004 and January 2005 the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) conducted fieldwork to survey male youths' experiences of the Boksburg Youth Correctional Centre (BYC). Young men held at the Centre were randomly selected and…
During December 2004 and January 2005, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) conducted fieldwork for a survey with young offenders held at the Boksburg Youth Correctional Centre (BYC), a medium security institution for male juvenile offenders….
The following is a report that previously presented the findings of the evaluation of the three year Integrated Youth Offender Project at Boksburg Correctional Centre. ( A project with the aim to deliver an integrated programme that tackled a critical…
This article explores the dynamics and layers of discourse surrounding sex, sexual violence and coercion in South Africa's male prisons. It explores how prison violence is ritualized and a fundamental part of the prison ecosystem, the blur between male rape…