Inspecting Judge Annual Report 2009/2010

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Inspecting Judge Annual Report 2008/2009

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Women & HIV in prison settings

This document focusses on:

• Why women are at risk of HIV in prisons; and
• Responding to the special needs of women in prison.

Download the document issued by the UNODC Criminal Justice Reform Programme

Inspecting Judge Annual Report 2007/2008

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Department of Correctional Service HIV Prevalence Survey 2006

This report presents the findings of an HIV and syphilis prevalence survey conducted in 2006 amongst staff and prisoners in South Africa. The report was released in early 2008.

Inspecting Judge Annual Report 2006/2007

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Inspecting Judge Annual Report 2005/2006

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Curb the Vengeance Laws on minimum sentencing and parole spell worsening prison conditions

Paper in ISS Crime Quarterly on impact of minimum sentencing legislation on prison overcrowding.
Author: Hannes Fagan, Inspecting Judge of Prisons Published Date: 2004

Solutions and Recommendations to Prison Overcrowding

Download this report on solutions and recommendations tabled by the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services
Author: Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services
Published Date: 2004

Briefing by the South African Human Rights Commission September 2004

Download the briefing by the SAHRC to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services 7th September 2004.

Author: Commissioner Charlotte McClain - Nhlapo
Published Date: 2004

Annual Report of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services 2004

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Author: Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services
Published Date: 2004

Council of Europe (2004) European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) is required to draw up every year a General Report on its activities, which is published.
In a number of its General Reports the CPT has described some of the substantive issues which it pursues when carrying out visits to places of deprivation of liberty. The Committee hopes in this way to give a clear advance indication to national authorities of its views regarding the manner in which persons deprived of their liberty ought to be treated and, more generally, to stimulate discussion on such matters.
The "substantive" sections drawn up to date have been brought together in this document.

Law Society of South Africa (2003)

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After prison: The case of Offender Reintegration

Download the ISS Monograph Series no.52 (March 2001)

Published Date: 2001

Formative evaluation of the impact of the Tough Enough Programme

Offender Reintegration has been one of the key programmes of NICRO for some time. What differentiates the Tough Enough Programme (TEP) from other previous interventions is the focus on the quality of the intervention rather than quantity, and this is indicated by the findings. It is also a pre- and post- release intervention and therefore fulfils a rehabilitation need within the prison on the one hand and preventative measures on the other. It is also aimed at mobilising and securing the support of both family and community members for the reintegration of offenders. Another important aspect of the programme that is different from previous interventions is that it should be driven by the needs of the client, and the facilitators must respond to these. This requires a paradigm shift in service delivery. These are the key factors that we have explored in this evaluation.
[taken from the Executive Summary]
Published Date: 2001