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The prison system is not an effective rehabilitative environment. There is no one single cause of the high crime rate in the country, but many are symptomatic of South Africa being one of the most unequal societies in the world. (David Harrison)
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Revolving door of crime and jail

The prisons department says it has rehabilitation programmes. Others disagree, including an ex-inmate who says the only way to come right is to want to change

  • Lester Kiewit
6 min read