10 years in solitary confinement: shock findings from SA's tightest prison.
The Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services has called on the justice ministry to amend the Correctional Services Act to improve conditions at SA's most secure prison, Ebongweni.One prisoner at SA's super-maximum security prison Ebongweni has been held in solitary confinement for the last 10 years.
Inspecting judge Johann van der Westhuizen revealed that while the solitary confinement period is meant to last for a minimum of six months and a maximum of three years, this was not always the case.This was contained in the summary of Van der Westhuizen's report, titledHe expressed concern over the criteria utilised to decide which of the country’s many criminals are admitted to the prison.
Ebongweni, which is regarded as one of the most secure facilities in the southern hemisphere, has housed some of the country’s most dangerous criminals, including serial rapist and robber Ananias Mathe and Western Cape gang leader George “Geweld” Thomas.Phase one of the prison facility is where inmates are kept upon arrival. They are held in single cells, which contain a bed, wash basin and toilet — all of which is behind a steel door.
Inmates who are still in phase one are never exposed to other inmates — even during their hour of exercise, or when they are led from the cells to the courtyards or to the showers.
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