This paper discusses the social circumstances surrounding both sex and violence amongst male inmates of South African prisons, and in particular, the apparently common convergence between the two – when sex is forced or performed in an act of violence….
This paper focuses only on implementation of the Urban Renewal Programme (URP) in the Metropolitan Municipalities, in line with the scope of the CSVR's City Safety Project. There was at the time two Urban Renewal Nodes (Mndantsane and Galeshewe) located…
'He may be fucking his cellmate every night' but if you ask him: 'Have you had a homosexual experience in prison?' he will truthfully, as far as he is concerned answer, NO'. This is a warning that Stephen Donaldson, a…
The subsequent article provides an in-depth examination of prisons in Kenya and Uganda, based on information available from Newspaper reports, and the few reports that are available in respect of each country. It explores subjects such as the exploitation of…
This paper seeks to explore the available evidence on the various ways in which sex and sexual violence happen between inmates and how these activities function within dominant prison sub-culture. While the intention is to focus on South African prisons,…
This study looks to reveal that long-term imprisonment for a mother who has killed her abusive partner is not in her children's best interests. To substantiate this the report explains and demonstrates the complex and serious consequences for children who…