Corruption in the prison context

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dc.contributor.authorLukas, Muntingh
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-05T13:35:38Z
dc.date.available2019-12-05T13:35:38Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractThe point of departure of this paper is that, in general, corruption is a human rights issue, which is accentuated in the prison context given the nature of imprisonment. Three factors create an intrinsic risk for corruption in prisons. Firstly, the all-encompassing nature of imprisonment regulates every aspect of prisoners’ daily lives: from having the most basic necessities to having access to luxury items, or even illegal items and activities. This unavoidably creates a situation where some goods are scarce, and demand and reward exists for their supply. Secondly, the state as the controller, establishes a highly unequal power relationship between the prison bureaucracy (represented by the warder) and the prison population. Thirdly, the closed nature of prisons and their general marginalisation from the public eye and political discourse do not assist in making prisons more transparent. Against this backdrop, poor management, weak leadership or organised crime can have a devastating impact on the overall operation of a prison system and, ultimately, on the human rights of prisoners.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMuntingh, LM. 2006. Corruption in the prison context. Research paper. Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative. 1-56en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5109
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCivil Society Prison Reform Initiativeen_US
dc.subjectCorruptionen_US
dc.subjectPrisonsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectPrison governanceen_US
dc.subjectMaladministrationen_US
dc.titleCorruption in the prison contexten_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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