The Dec. 2007 & Jan. 2008 issue has media reports on safety and security, sentencing, governance, unsentenced prisoners and corruption.
News
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.
In this issue, the articles focus exclusively on Child Justice Bill (B49 of 2002), which was passed by the National Assembly on 25 June 2008.