Prison Conditions in South Africa

Prison Conditions in South Africa
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Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 1564321266
ISBN-13 : 9781564321268
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Prison Conditions in South Africa by : Human Rights Watch (Organization)

Download or read book Prison Conditions in South Africa written by Human Rights Watch (Organization) and published by Human Rights Watch. This book was released on 1994 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While visiting over twenty prisons as well as lockups in at least five different cities throughout South Africa, we found significant improvements had been made since the political climate began to change in 1990. Nevertheless, South Africa's prisoner-to-population ratio is among the highest in the world, and many aspects of prison life remain depressinly unchanged from the years of official apartheid. South African prisons are places of extreme violence, where assaults on prisoners by guards or fellow inmates are common and often fatal.


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