On turning five, the little girl had to leave her mother and the prison and start life anew in South Africa with extended ...

Explore the inspiring journeys of South African prison educators committed to inmate rehabilitation through education, overcoming significant challenges along the way.

Over the last 24 years, the global prison population has increased by 27%. In Africa, the prison population has grown ...

A Ugandan court has sentenced an ivory trader to life in prison - the longest sentence for such crimes in the country's history. A new law was passed in 2019 that toughened sentences for poaching ...

South Africans are furious with the ANC government after it was announced that foreign nationals outnumber locals in some of ...

A prominent Nigerian atheist, who has just been freed after serving more than four years in prison for blasphemy, is now living in a safe house as his legal team fear his life may be in danger.

Two men, believed to have escaped from a Mozambican prison, have been arrested in Mpumalanga. The escapees, aged 25 and 33, were arrested in Malelane late on Sunday after security officers became ...

All 68 inmates who escaped from a jail in South Africa's Western Cape on Friday have been rearrested, the government says. Prison officials were praised for "restoring stability" following a two ...