Retired ConCourt judge Edwin Cameron appointed as SA's new prison watchdog

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The presidency said that President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Cameron for a three-year term with effect from January 1 2020.

He will be in charge of monitoring and oversight of prisons and correctional facilities across the country.

“The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services is tasked with monitoring and oversight of correctional facilities around the country and reports on the treatment of inmates and the conditions of correctional centres,” said presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko.The 66-year-old will take over from Justice Johann van der Westhuizen whose term has been extended until December.

 

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