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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)

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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 services that non-governmental organisations play a critical role as the Department of Correctional Services does not have a strong focus on this aspect of reintegration work. The type of services and activities that civil society organisations engage in has not been documented on a national level. There is thus a need to describe the types of prisoner support and offender reintegration programmes rendered by civil society organisations in South Africa based on up-to-date fieldwork. A survey was conducted of 21 organisations working in the off ender reintegration and prisoner support field. This paper presents an analysis of the results which are based on the views of practitioners working in these organisations.

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Ex-prisoners' views on imprisonment and re-entry

Muntingh, Lukas (Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)

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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 ex-prisoners had not been heard in the current discourse. This marginalisation of prisoners’ views is in all likelihood symptomatic of their marginalisation in broader society. This research project gathered information from ex-prisoners about their experiences during and after imprisonment.

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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)

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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 Act (25 of 2008). The purpose of this guide is to describe the human rights framework pertaining to inmates in South Africa based on the Constitution, Correctional Services Act and the Regulations accompanying the legislation. Large parts of this Act deal,for instance, with the operations and management of the Department of Correctional Service and do not have a direct bearing on the rights of inmates.

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