This issue focuses exclusively on the Child Justice Bill (2007 version) that is currently before Parliament.
News
The Dec. 2007 & Jan. 2008 issue has media reports on safety and security, sentencing, governance, unsentenced prisoners and corruption.
There is a growing number of civil society organisations in South Africa working with offenders and prisoners focusing on prisoner support, rehabilitation and reintegration, reflecting in many ways the ‘societal responsibility’ that the White Paper on Corrections advocates for. These organisations provide services broadly aimed at promoting offender reintegration and reducing the chances of re-offending.
Lukas Muntingh comments extensively on the Correctional Services Budget 2007/8 to 2009/10.