THE NUMBERING OF DAYS: Sentencing and prison population growth

Authors

  • Chris Giffard
  • Lukas Muntingh University of the Western Cape

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3108/2007/i20a972

Keywords:

Criminal Law Amendment Bill, South Africa, sentencing, offender, legislation, prison, overcrowding

Abstract

On 30 May 2007 the Criminal Law Amendment Bill (15 of 2007) was tabled in Parliament, proposing amendments to what has become known as the ‘minimum sentences’ legislation. The proposed amendments herald another chapter in the prison overcrowding debate in South Africa and will focus attention on the impact of sentencing on the size of the prison population.

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Author Biography

Lukas Muntingh, University of the Western Cape

Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI), Community Law Centre

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Published

2007-03-08

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Research articles