Protecting inmates' dignity and the public's safety: a critical analysis of the new law on medical parole in South Africa

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2012

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University of the Western Cape

Abstract

This paper is aimed at critically assessing the new section 79 of the Correctional Services Act and whether it creates a medical parole system which protects the dignity of inmates and gives due consideration to public safety.

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Medical parole, Dignity, Safety

Citation

Albertus, C. (2012). Protecting inmates' dignity and the public's safety: a critical analysis of the new law on medical parole in South Africa. Law, Democracy and Development, 16: 185-198