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Parole Officer Duties and Responsibilities Explained
A parole officer, more formally called a correctional official in South African law, is the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) official responsible for supervising offenders ...
The Different Types of Parole in South Africa Explained
Parole in South Africa is not a single mechanism. The Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998 sets out several distinct ways a sentenced offender can ...
New Parole Laws in South Africa
Parole in South Africa is governed by the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998, together with a series of amendments and a body of Constitutional ...
Remission Meaning in Law
In South African law, remission is the shortening of a sentence of imprisonment that a court has already imposed. It reduces the total period a ...
Amnesty for South African Prisoners
When South Africans talk about “amnesty for prisoners”, they are usually referring to one of two distinct legal mechanisms: special remission of sentence announced by ...
Understanding Remissions
Remission and amnesty are two of the most misunderstood concepts in South African criminal justice. Both can shorten the time a person spends in a ...
Understanding Rule 35 Sentence Reduction in South Africa
“Rule 35” is one of the most misunderstood terms in South African criminal law. People often arrive at our Sandton office asking how to launch ...
Top Sentence Reduction Programs in South Africa
South African criminal law does not run a catalogue of branded “sentence reduction programmes” sold by outside providers. What actually reduces the time a sentenced ...
Reducing Sentences in South Africa
A criminal sentence is not always the final word. South African law gives a sentenced person several distinct routes to have a sentence reduced, converted ...