Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald told Parliament on Wednesday that delays in the criminal justice system are a key driver of prison overcrowding, and that...
Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has told Parliament that South Africa’s prison system is under severe strain, with 169,519 inmates, including more than 63,000 remand detainees,...
In South Africa, bail exists to protect the principle of being innocent until proven guilty. It is not a reward or punishment. It is a mechanism...
In a move that’s reignited decades-old debates about crime and punishment in South Africa, Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has suggested reintroducing corporal punishment to tackle...