Prison conditions in South Africa need an URGENT upgrade
The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services has asked the Parliament to intervene on prison conditions in Mzansi.
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The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services has asked the Parliament to intervene on prison conditions in Mzansi.
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We should not waste public money in any attempts to build more correctional facilities to accommodate the growing prison population but instead the resources must be directed to policing.
Criminals who are found guilty of less serious crimes should be sent to jail for shorter periods to avoid overcrowding in prisons. This is the view of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services Justice Edwin Cameron, who spoke to Sowetan on the sidelines of a photo exhibition in Sandton, Johannesburg, last week.
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