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Corruption and Violence Plague South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Prisons
Corruption and Violence Plague South Africa's Post-Apartheid Prisons
by Gary Hunter
Corruption plagues South African (SA) prisons at every level as prisoners suffer violence and torture from both prisoners and warders alike.
Former high court judge Thabani Jali was commissioned, in 2003, to launch an extensive probe of SA prisons. ...
by Gary Hunter
Corruption plagues South African (SA) prisons at every level as prisoners suffer violence and torture from both prisoners and warders alike.
Former high court judge Thabani Jali was commissioned, in 2003, to launch an extensive probe of SA prisons. ...
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