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ISS TODAY OP-ED: Beacon of hope for SA violence prevention in Western Cape
ISS TODAY OP-ED The Western Cape is supporting parents as part of an internationally recognised approach to violence prevention. This year’s State of the Province Address by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde heralded an important step forward for support to parents and families, and to prevent violence in the province. Winde announced on 16 February that 3,000 families would have access to parenting programmes annually.
Africa: Western Cape a Beacon of Hope for South Africa Violence Prevention
Despite budget constraints, the province is supporting parents as part of an internationally recognised approach to violence prevention. This year's State of the Province Address by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde heralded an important step forward for support to parents and families, and to prevent violence in the province. Winde announced on 16 February that 3 000 families would have access to parenting programmes annually.
Op-Ed: Is Ebongweni C-Max prison living up to its promises?
Prison violence, the disruptive behaviour of some inmates, high numbers of escapes in the 1990s and a public demand to be tough on crime led the South African government to replicate the American approach of dealing with very violent and dangerous offenders: building two super-maximum security prisons, at great cost to the taxpayer. The first one, C-Max, is located within Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria and is closed for renovations.
Op-Ed: After the Pollsmoor judgment - recognising repeated failures in our criminal justice system
Pollsmoor is not alone in the problems it has with inhumane conditions and overcrowding. Most remand detention facilities (RDFs) in the Western Cape already operate above 120% occupancy. And nothing indicates that the situation is vastly different elsewhere in the country. By GWEN DEREYMAEKER. On December 5, 2016, the Western Cape High Court declared that the conditions of detention at the Pollsmoor remand detention facility (Pollsmoor RDF) were unconstitutional.
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