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Incarceration in the United States

Op-Ed: Weighing the value of freedom – life in our prisons

South Africa

Op-Ed: Weighing the value of freedom – life in our prisons

By Johann Van Der Westhuizen

Op-Ed: Why we should care about inhumane prison conditions

South Africa

Op-Ed: Why we should care about inhumane prison conditions

By Ariane Nevin & Clare Ballard

Op-Ed: Is Ebongweni C-Max prison living up to its promises?

South Africa

Op-Ed: Is Ebongweni C-Max prison living up to its promises?

By Gwen Dereymaeker

GroundUp: State mental health patients are being held in prisons

South Africa

GroundUp: State mental health patients are being held in prisons

By GroundUp

Fact sheet: The state of South Africa’s prisons

South Africa

Fact sheet: The state of South Africa’s prisons

By G Makou, Ina Skosana & Ruth Hopkins

GroundUp: Prisoners across the country demand parole hearings

South Africa

GroundUp: Prisoners across the country demand parole hearings

By GroundUp

Newsdeck

26 killed in latest Brazil jail bloodbath

By AFP

Mangaung’s hellish prison: G4S not held accountable for human rights violations

South Africa

Mangaung’s hellish prison: G4S not held accountable for human rights violations

By Ruth Hopkins