EDITORIAL: Fixing jails is part of fixing a bigger problem
Merely freeing a few thousand prisoners every few years or so will not fix anything in the long run
On Reconciliation Day, President Cyril Ramaphosa became the fourth president in SA’s democratic dispensation to use his powers to shorten sentences of some offenders in the country’s prisons.
The remission of sentences does not apply to those who have been convicted of serious offences such as murder and attempted murder and sexual offences. It also excludes inmates who are certified mentally ill, have been declared to be dangerous, and those who are sentenced to life imprisonment. Offenders who violated the Domestic Violence Act or were convicted of child abuse also do not qualify for remission of sentences...
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