CSPRI Newsletter

CSPRI Newsletter No. 43 - March 2013

This newsletter is a continuation of the discussion in newsletter 42. The discussion covers the right to redress for victims of torture and other ill-treatment, and considers whether the new international guidelines will provide better access to redress for victims at a domestic level.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 42 - December 2012 / January 2013

This newsletter discusses the right to redress for victims of torture and other ill-treatment, and considers whether the new international guidelines will provide better access to redress for victims at a domestic level.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 41 - June 2012

This newsletter discusses recent changes regarding medical parole. On 1 March 2012 a new section 79 of the Correctional Services Act came into operation following adoption of the Correctional Matters Amendment Act 5 of 2011. The question asked is whether the new medical parole system gives effect to inmates’ right to dignity as well as the public’s right to safety.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 40 - January 2012

The South African parole regime has become a complex and confusing system. Recent case law has brought to light the effect of numerous amendments to the governing legislation and, to some degree, clarified how the eligibility of parole will be determined for various categories of prisoners. This newsletter sets out the governing legislation, explains the various amendments which have occurred, and discusses relevant case law.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 39 - September 2011

This newsletter discusses the problem of prison overcrowding in South Africa in light of recent foreign and international jurisprudential developments. It further explores the possibility of similar reform litigation in South Africa.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 38 - June 2011

This newsletter is about the Correctional Matters Amendment Bill (B41 of 2010), which is the sixth piece of amending legislation to the Correctional Services Act since its adoption by Parliament in 1998.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 37 - March 2011

This newsletter focuses on the need for prison law reform in Mozambique.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 36 - September 2010

This Newsletter focuses on South Africa’s obligation to report on implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and the role of civil society and parliament in this process.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 35 - May 2010

This Newsletter discusses the launch of the African HIV in Prison Partnership Network (AHPPN) along with its Declaration of Commitment for HIV and AIDS Prevention Care, Treatment and Support in Prisons (Adopted: Johannesburg, South Africa, 18 November).

CSPRI Newsletter No. 34 - April 2010

This Newsletter focuses on the Prison Reform in Mozambique: Early Achievements and Challenges Ahead.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 33 - December 2009

This Newsletter focuses on the Improved monitoring and reporting to promote and protect the rights of prisoners under the African human rights system

CSPRI Newsletter No. 32 - July 2009

This issue focuses on the Relationship between Assault and Overcrowding in South African Prisons.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 31 - June 2009

This newsletter focuses on the List of Issues recently released by the UN Committee against Torture in view of South Africa's next periodic report that is due 31 December 2009.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 30 - May 2009

In this issue: Living below the minimum standards for prisoners - the state of Uganda's prisons.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 29 - March 2009

In this issue: The Correctional Services Portfolio Committee: 2004 - 2009; SA Prisons at a glance.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 28 - January 2009

In this issue: Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of HIV in arrested, detained and sentenced persons.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 27 - August 2008

This issue focuses on the latest amendments to the Correctional Services Act, which is written by Amanda Dissel (Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation)

CSPRI Newsletter No. 26 - May 2008

This newsletter focusses almost exclusively on the prevalence of HIV in South Africa's prison system. This article is written by CSPRI's co-ordinator, Lukas Muntingh.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 25 - March 2008

This newsletter looks at the Department of Correctional Services' (DCS) Medium Term Expenditure Estimates focussing on five issues: The cost drivers and priorities in the budget; The real and nominal trends in the budget; The internal distribution of the budget between DCS programmes; The prison construction programme; Budget trends and the White Paper on Corrections; and The budget in relation to other budgets in the crime and security cluster.

CSPRI Newsletter No. 24 - December 2007

In this CSPRI Newsletter, Senior Researcher, Lukas Muntingh, writes on Prison Oversight in South Africa. He asks the question: Has it come of age? Reflections on the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons and the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services