Still no progress on Mangaung prison abuse claims
Ruth Hopkins’ recent piece on the Mail & Guardian looks at what has happened (or rather not happened) since the publication of a 12-month investigation into allegations of solitary confinement, electroshocking, and forced injections with anti-psychotic drugs from inmates held at the G4S-run prison, Mangaung, in Bloemfontein. The wheels of justice are turning slowly in the case of a Free State jail accused of torturing its inmates. A year ago, the Mail & Guardian published the results of a 12-month investigation by … Read more