World Japan women prisoners suffer serious abuse: HRW Tokyo – Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses... Read more 14 Nov, 2023
World Rioting inmates take hostages at Paraguay’s largest prison Asuncion — Hundreds of inmates rioted on Tuesday and took dozens of hostages at the overcrowded Tacumbu prison, the... Read more 11 Oct, 2023
World Ecuador extends state of emergency after prison deaths Guayaquil — Ecuador on Sunday extended by a month a state of emergency in place since the August assassination... Read more 9 Oct, 2023
Countries Prisoners are being held for years in solitary confinement Solitary confinement is not allowed in South Africa, but the Judicial Inspectorate says many prisoners are nevertheless being kept... Read more 6 Sep, 2023
Home WATCH | Celebrations as man who killed Marike de Klerk is freed on parole Cape Town – Luyanda Mboniswa, the man who murdered Marike de Klerk, the ex-wife of former apartheid president FW... Read more 30 Aug, 2023
Countries Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration:... Read more 17 Aug, 2023
Countries ‘I support the remission of Zuma’s sentence as Ubuntu anchored’ – Madonsela Cape Town – Former public protector, advocate Thuli Madonsela, has expressed her support for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to... Read more 12 Aug, 2023
Countries Locals continue with their daily activities as Zuma moves in and out of Estcourt prison Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma’s release from prison went relatively unnoticed by his immediate neighbours in his... Read more 12 Aug, 2023
Countries One dead and two injured in Limpopo prison riot Parts of Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre in Limpopo were damaged after a fire was started by rioting prisoners earlier... Read more 11 Aug, 2023
Countries Zuma quickly released after reporting to prison Pretoria – South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma reported back to jail on Friday only to be swiftly released,... Read more 11 Aug, 2023