South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Justice, Hon John Jeffery talks to SABC News in South Africa about criminal law and incarceration on the African continent, and more specifically South Africa. He advocates for the decriminalisation of petty offences as a means to reduce the burden on the prison systems, as well as a much broader reform of the criminal justice system.
South African Deputy Minister advocates for reform to ease prison overcrowding
Date:
17 January, 2023
17 January, 2023
Type of Update:
In the Courts
Recent Events
In the Courts
Recent Events
Themes:
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Courts
Human Rights
Petty Offences
Prisons
Alternatives to Criminalisation
Courts
Human Rights
Petty Offences
Prisons
Countries:
South Africa
South Africa
Regions:
Africa
Africa
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