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Imprisonment takes away a person’s liberty, but it does not take away their humanity or their right to health. In South Africa, a sentenced prisoner, ...

The human rights of prisoners are not privileges granted at the discretion of correctional officials. They are legal entitlements that survive conviction and sentence, rooted ...

Being locked up does not strip a person of their humanity. South African law is clear that everyone inside a correctional centre, a police cell, ...

Imprisonment in South Africa takes away a person’s freedom of movement, but it does not strip them of their humanity or of every legal protection ...

When a court sentences a person to imprisonment in South Africa, it does not strip that person of every right. What it does is lawfully ...

The US 14th Amendment is the constitutional bedrock of American prisoners’ rights, guaranteeing due process and equal protection to every person, including inmates. South Africa ...

Being detained or arrested in South Africa does not strip a person of their legal protections. The Constitution, together with the Criminal Procedure Act 51 ...

An awaiting-trial prisoner, more correctly called a remand detainee, is someone held in custody after arrest but before the criminal trial ends. They have not ...