Just Detention International-South Africa is a health and human rights organisation that seeks to end sexual abuse in all forms of detention.
THE LATEST
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JDI-SA Publications May 23, 2018Read our latest survivor resource pamphlet
In partnership with the Wits Justice Project, JDI-SA has put together a pamphlet with information on rape and sexual abuse in remand and correctional facilities.
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Daily Maverick March 23, 2018Sympathy for the prisoner
Featuring analysis from JDI-SA's Prince Nare, The Daily Maverick argues for alternative ways to rehabilitate incarcerated people.
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The Star Late Edition January 4, 2018Prisoner rape culture
Writing for The Star, JDI-SA's Doreen Gaura argues that the crisis of sexual abuse in prison affects all of us.
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JDI-SA Trainings February 22, 2018Join our training!
In partnership with Wits Justice Project, we will be holding a training on 22-23 February for journalists and editorial staff on how to report on torture and sexual abuse in detention.
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IOL News July 7, 2016Sentenced twice over
“Five years after the demise of apartheid, Vincent, a young, fresh-faced man arrived in remand detention in a Western Cape facility. Vincent had never been to prison before, and when he arrived he was thrown into an overcrowded cell that held first-time inmates and long-standing gang members. He was scared to death and, sadly, his fears were confirmed: on his first night, he was raped – by two different inmates.”
