The Wits Justice Project investigates miscarriages of justice and raises awareness of issues within the criminal justice system with an aim to advocate for change, strengthen procedures and build on reform efforts. This is achieved through investigative journalism, advocacy, research and education.
Investigative Journalism
What solitary confinement really means for SA's prisoners
Times Live
In the past, solitary confinement was primarily used as a means of punishment and, according to International Human Rights Law, constitutes torture.
The Price Of A Criminal Record
Daily Vox
Being unemployed is hard, but add a criminal record into the mix – wrongfully convicted or not – makes finding a job close to impossible.
Innocence versus the plea deal: How justice fails
City Press
Lawyers can sometimes bully an accused into signing a deal to save time in court, writes Azarrah Abdul Karrim. At the age of 19, Calvin Moyo left Zimbabwe in search of a better life in South Africa. His siblings were already in the country and his brother took him in.
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Reporting abuse / rape,
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Roundtable Discussion on Wrongful Convictions
Please join the Wits Justice Project as we host a Roundtable Discussion on Wrongful Convictions, 27 July 2017 from ...
Insights
The murky case of Vicki Momberg and Crimen Injuria
Yesterday Magistrate Pravina Raghoonandan, in a potentially precedent setting judgment, sentenced Vicki Momberg to three years in prison of which one year will be suspended. Momberg was convicted of crimen injuria in 2017. Crimen injuria refers to a deliberate injury to another’s dignity by ...
Op-Ed: ‘National prison shutdown’ due to parole backlogs
Prisoners serving life sentences in prisons around South Africa are protesting continued backlogs in parole considerations, with some embarking on hunger strikes.
