Five wrongly convicted – truth stranger than fiction

Carolyn Raphaely|Published

Five wrongfully convicted men, one judge, no compensation from the State.

The hell that is life in SA's jails

Carolyn Raphaely|Published

Chaos, violence, anarchy and sexual horrors are generally the order of the day in the country's prisons, writes Carolyn Raphaely

Guilty until proven innocent

Carolyn Raphaely|Published

Parolee Sabelo Ngani remains angry. “I’m still saying I didn’t do this thing because I didn’t,” he says. Cases like his are just the tip of the iceberg, writes Carolyn ...

‘Police attached wires to my penis’

Carolyn Raphaely|Published

Awaiting-trial prisoners are suing the police minister for alleged brutality - including shocks to one man's penis.

Beaten and shot... life in our prisons

Carolyn Raphaely|Published

Carolyn Raphaely exposes the widespread culture of warder-inmate violence in our country’s jails