[PRISON OVERCROWDING]

NATURE AND EXTENT OF PRISON OVERCROWDING IN SOUTH AFRICA

Prison overcrowding in South Africa is a national crisis. The situation needs to be addressed urgently in order to promote a long term and sustainable national response to crime and its associated problems. In addition, current prison conditions result in unacceptable infringements of prisoners’ human rights and freedoms.

For background on the nature and extent of prison overcrowding, please refer to the following documentation:

2005 Conference Invitation (PDF 77kb)

2005 Conference Objectives and Outputs (PDF 13kb)