CORRUPTION NEWSCorruption prisoners may be among those freed 30 Apr 2020, 12:02As the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies, a number of countries have begun to free prisoners who qualify for release under the specific conditions laid down, which vary from nation to nation. In general, inmates whose crimes are considered to be non-violent have been released, as well as those who are nearing the end of their sentence. Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS WJP is no lightweight operation 20 Oct 2014, 9:09Statement on allegations made against the Wits Justice Project at the Oscar Pistorius sentencing hearing, 16 October, by Acting National Commissioner Zach Modise The Wits Justice Project was disturbed to hear the unfounded allegations made against it by Zach Modise, the acting national commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). These allegations were made Read more >
HEROES & ZEROES Prison corruption taking us backwards 05 Aug 2014, 11:06By Janine Erasmus That there is corruption in South African prisons is no secret – but the actual extent of it might never be known for sure. A few recent incidents taken up in the media give us a hint – issues at Leeuhof Prison, in Vereeniging, Gauteng, which were revealed in June, were just Read more >
