Browsing Civil Society Prison Reform by Author "Muntingh, Lukas"
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Are the rights of children paramount in prison legislation?
Muntingh, Lukas; Ballard, Clare (Juta Law, 2013)The principle, the rights of the child shall be of paramount importance in all decisions affecting the child, is established firmly in international law and, accordingly, reflected in the Constitution. Constitutional ... -
Arrested in Africa: An Exploration of the Issues
Muntingh, Lukas (Dullah Omar Institute, 2015)Recent research and advocacy efforts have drawn attention to the excessive use of and prolonged pre-trial detention in Africa. At any given moment there are roughly 1 million people in Africa’s prisons. Far more move ... -
An Assessment of the National Prosecuting Authority: A Controversial Past and Recommendations for the Future
Muntingh, Lukas; Redpath, Jean; Petersen, Kristen (Dullah Omar Institute, 2017)The Constitution of South Africa provides for a single, independent national prosecution authority. The office of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was formally established through the National Prosecuting Authority ... -
Community safety, offender re-entry and local government
Muntingh, Lukas; Naude, Johan (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2012)This paper examines the issue of “Community safety, offender re-entry and local government” in South Africa. The impact of the release of large numbers of prisoners back into society on a monthly basis poses particular ... -
The Criminalization of Torture in South Africa
Fernandez, Lovell; Muntingh, Lukas (2016)This article describes the politics related to the criminalization of torture in South Africa. It studies the differences between torture as an international crime and as a crime under international human rights law. The ... -
Ex-prisoners' views on imprisonment and re-entry
Muntingh, Lukas (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)In the past 15 years much research has been conducted on the prison system in South Africa focusing on governance, law reform and human rights. It is, however, of particular concern that the voices of prisoners and ... -
A guide to the rights of inmates as described in the Correctional Services Act and regulations
Muntingh, Lukas (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2010)The Correctional Services Act (111 of 1998) was promulgated in 2004 creating a rights-based framework for South Africa’s prison system. In 2008 the Correctional Services Act was amended by the Correctional Services Amendment ... -
Guidelines and principles on imprisonment and the prevention of torture under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights - how relevant are they for South Africa?
Muntingh, Lukas (Faculty of Law, UWC, 2013)It must be regarded as a peculiarity that the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights makes no specific mention of prisoners’ rights and that these rights have to be inferred from overall reading of the Charter, and ... -
Modest beginnings, high hopes: The Western Cape Police Ombudsman
Muntingh, Lukas (South African Crime Quarterly, 2018)In 2013 the Western Cape legislature passed the Western Cape Community Safety Act (WCCSA) to improve monitoring of and oversight over the police. One creation of the WCCSA is the Western Cape Police Ombudsman, which became ... -
The numbering of days: Sentencing and prison population growth
Muntingh, Lukas; Giffard, Chris (Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2007)On 30 May 2007 the Criminal Law Amendment Bill (15 of 2007) was tabled in Parliament, proposing amendments to what has become known as the 'minimum sentences' legislation. The proposed amendments herald another chapter in ... -
Punished for being Poor: Evidence and Arguments for the Decriminalisation and Declassification of Petty Offences
Muntingh, Lukas; Petersen, Kristen (Dullah Omar Institute, 2015)The Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on Accelerating Prison and Penal Reform in Africa of 20031 endorsed recommendations calling for reducing the size of prison populations in Africa. The Plan of Action recommended ... -
Race, gender and socio-economic status in law enforcement in South Africa – are there worrying signs?
Muntingh, Lukas (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2013)In the South African context the right to equality has particular significance given the country’s history of statutory unfair racial discrimination. This paper investigates, based on quantitative data, how different ... -
The right of prisoners to vote in Africa: An update
Muntingh, Lukas (Africa Criminal Justice Reform, 2019)Broadly speaking, universal suffrage refers to the rights conferred on adult citizens of a country to vote, however, there are always restrictions to a greater or lesser degree on who can vote in every democratic political ... -
A Societal Responsibility : The role of civil society organisations in prisoner support, rehabilitation and reintegration
Muntingh, Lukas (Institute for Security Studies and the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2008)Civil society organisations play a key role in assisting prisoners and ex-prisoners to reintegrate into society and may at present render the bulk of such services. It is especially in respect of post-release support ... -
The Socio-Economic Impact of Pre-Trial Detention in Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia
Muntingh, Lukas; Redpath, Jean (Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2016)The project was informed by an understanding of how socio-economic rights intersect with fair trial rights. The nature of the obligations on states, as set out in instruments such as the International Covenant on Economic, ... -
Solitary Confinement - A review of the legal framework and practice in five African countries
Petersen, Kristen; Mahomed, Safeeya; Muntingh, Lukas; Lorizzo, Tina (Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)The effect of long periods of solitary confinement have been shown to have severe impacts on a prisoner’s mental and physical well-being. The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has noted that the use of prolonged solitary ... -
Ten years after the Jali Commission: Assessing the state of South Africa’s prisons
Muntingh, Lukas (South African Crime Quarterly, 2016)Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South Africa’s prison system. The Jali Commission was appointed when ... -
Understanding impunity in the South African law enforcement agencies
Muntingh, Lukas; Dereymaeker, Gwenaëlle (Dullah Omar Institute, 2013)This paper analyses the underlying structural and functional reasons for de facto impunity in South African law enforcement with specific reference to the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Correctional ...