G4S has belatedly sought to prevent the release of medical records of inmates who say they were tortured
Prison inmates say they were injected with an unidentified substance
Several cases involving party members point to the political silencing of their often poor opponents
Those who find their lives threatened in violent, abusive relationships have little recourse to justice
Pairing the sky-high femicide figures with SA’s ignoble reputation as the rape capital of the world raises the question about government’s response.
Arrests are costly and pointless, but decriminalising dagga will free up resources to tackle serious crime.
New York City’s jail has a long history of being a hotbed of inequality and abuse, which still lingers.
Ruth Hopkins interviewed five women who are or were jailed in Pollsmoor Prison. They spoke of being traumatised by the appalling conditions.
The prison may have to clean up its act if an interdict launched by civil society that challenges the life-threatening conditions succeeds.
Lawyers for inmates held at the notorious Mangaung prison are suing the state – as well as the British firm that runs the prison – for abuses.