Modise: I had to put measures in place to arrest the corruption, end inhumane incarceration and ensure prisoner complaints were attended to.

years working in prisons (tick) fights against corruption (tick) un-corruptable so good witness (tick)   definitely more qualified than the badger 

So, even though she was useless, was badger lady's portrayal of SA prison correct?

We are on the GGGG's now.

I'm guessing so - good enough for Dewani to be extradited to 

lot of posts were removed from the other place last night and a certain person was also removed, one troll down...I was astounded at some of the stuff 

Fair point.

tips over 

#oscartrial Modise says prisons are meant to keep society safe, but humanely incarcerate offenders..

eh? on DS?   haven't been there since before he was found guilty - too many nutjobs 

 I'm glad I stay on here.

Modise says there has been a lot of development in correctional services - white paper on corrections in parli in 2005 #OscarPistorius MV

But is that what SA prisons do?

some are really good posters and I do grab a load of info off there...I lurk and don;t join in, but I must admit yesterday my head was about to explode, it was disgusting. Not only about Reeva, but other forum members on there 

have you seen SA prisons on telly - I've seen American ones that have made me baulk but SA ones are in a different category - especially for white inmates as there aren't very many of them  Not sure how safe society is once they are released mind 

Do they have a Prison Rule which can put particular prisoners on protective custody, like they have over here?

Modise confirms that inmates can be kept in single cell. On admission, there is health assessment of inmate @eNCAnews #OscarTrial

White people are more likely to be given single cells disabled or not and held in areas away from general population due to risk of attacks.  As OP is disabled and famous, he'll more than likely (should he get prison) be in a single cell and I bet UA will pay for a burly chap to protect him 

I've seen documentaries about American prisons but never SA ones, that's why I wondered how bad they were. Are they particularly bad for white inmates then?

#OscarTrial Modise: a health assessment is completed within six hours of admission. BB

Modise: "within 20 days of incarceration" a full plan is drawn up for each prisoner looking at their specific needs, determined by a panel

so Nel hinting that OP would keep his legs???? 

Roux is going to be throwing some scary statistics at him (for the world to see and hear). He is going to be heavily gruelled.

Thanks for the info Pengy.

doesn't these things happen in prisons the world over? there really isn't an answer to rape, violence and drugs in prisons apart from segregating them 24/7...but I can't for the life of me see an alternative solution for criminals..some form of punishment must be enforced or the crime rate would be up a thousand fold  

Modise: Complaints policy. Officials must interact with the offender to establish what the complaints are. There are independent assessors

exactly Dame - it happens here 

interesting

Prison debate has racial element too. Two (white) men who killed a (black) man were recently found partying in jail http://citizen.co.za/128623/waterkloof-four-prison-party-video-emerges/ …

whatever Roux throws at this guy, at least he's trying to make a difference in prisons 

yes, OP would have a much better ride than thousands of black prisoners in SA 

there are obviously white prisoners but the ratio would be something like 1:100 white to black prisoners.  white prisoners are perceived (in my opinion rightly so) to get special privileges and are segregated almost down apartheid lines due to the risk of attack partly fuelled by their treatment being better but also because there is still an element of apartheid thinking in SA   there is also the long memory of how black prisoners have been treated since the apartheid times - think Steve Biko (it's because of him I got interested in SA in the first place)

Grim account here of disabled remand inmates in SA (thanks RohitKachrooITV) http://witsjusticeproject.com/2013/02/25/oscar-pistorius-case-highlights-plight-of-south-africas-disabled-prisoners/ …

Modise says they also offer educational and training opportunities, look after the disabled elderly and the young. #PistoriusTrial

#oscartrial Modise says different vulnerabilities are considered upon intake assessment - disability, old age, youth.

sorry about that unfortunate phrase 

Thanks Pengy.

very much so 

#PistoriusTrial Modise sd he arranged a visit of Pretoria jail which has a gym, equip thro-out includ in hosp unit

Nel asks about evidence lead about gangsters and assault -Modise agrees this has never been denied #OscarPistorius MV

this is very dry evidence but I'm guessing it's all to dispel the badger's guff from yesterday.  He's coming across as a genuine guy who works hard at his job to also make changes for the better of the prisoners 

Modise says people come into prison already belonging to a gang - he says this strategy assists on how to deal with gangs #OscarPistorius

same as over here - we have the same problems 

Modise outlines prisons' "anti-gang" strategy. Mentions the notorious "number gangs" in Western Cape, but says other prisons have no gangs.

My link has frozen.

So that's ok then. SA inmates have been told "how to report gang activities" to the good God-fearing wardens. Safe as houses.

Modise says they want to ensure people, when released, are improved and skilled #OscarPistorius MV

they have better facilities than some of our prisons...no medical personnel are in prisons now...if you have a chest infection on Friday, you wait until Monday for antibiotics  I have had dealings with prisons in the UK and their lack of medical facilities..my cousins foster son died in a prison after the London riots for pinching a biscuit out of a Greggs bakers that had it's window smashed in... so I am not having much patience for this argument about how soft OP's sentence should be, he didn't pinch a biscuit, he shot four bullets into a room knowing that it was highly likely the person behind that door would not come out alive