Convicts

President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the consideration of parole for selective low-risk offenders amid the Covid-19 pandemic on May 8 2020. Turkey, Cameroon and France are among countries that have also done so. Here are five key points…

Minister of justice and correctional services Ronald Lamola joined members of the department’s emergency support teams to conduct a raid at the Durban Westville prison on September 20 2019. Officials were astonished to find how inmates…