The criminalisation of drugs has failed to deter addiction but instead triggered use inside prison walls and worsened the costly overcrowding of prisons. 

This is one of the arguments that retired Constitutional Court justice Edwin Cameron, with co-authors Rebecca Gore and Sohela Surajpal, has made in a new book titled Behind Prison Walls...

Subscribe now to unlock this article.

Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).

There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.

Cancel anytime.

Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Speech Bubbles

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.