get your angry trousers on and boot it 

Modise says our facilities are old, but compares favourably to facilities in UK, New York #OscarPistorius MV

Modise: "In the continent of Africa, there are no better facilities than those that we have in our country." #PistoriusTrial

 It's back but buffering.

Gotta say as much as I wasn't convinced by Vergeer's take on our prisons, I am equally not taken by this. It does sound like a holiday camp.

gone off David 

Pengy, iyo, are those statements factually correct?

Nel questioning Modise about Vergeer's testimony - he says she is wrong, they put up rails, ramps, etc #OscarPistorius MV

that was a dig at the numb skunk  

If I were this prisons dude, to show the court what jail life is like for rich South Africans I would just play that video of Waterkloof 4

I'm guessing she means UA house 

 If you don't mind answering, what did he die of, Dame?

#OscarTrial Modise: the department has an approved policy for dealing with people with disabilities. BB

Nel: for last 10 years 128 inmates per year have been admitted #oscartrial Modise: correction - 128 on a daily basis - blind, paraplegic...

RT @karynmaughan: Modise says important that people actually visit prisons before criticizing them #OscarTrial

that was a great big haulking dig at her 

terrible 

#OscarTrial Modise: the single cells have a basin, mattress, pillow and blankets as well as a cupboard. BB

#PistoriusTrial Modise; 'He will be treated properly'. Not sure the runner will be that reassured given his shock at police cell before bail

poor pampered baby 

Nel asks about the facilities at Kgosi Mampuru prison. #oscartrial Modise says there's space, facilities.

#OscarPistorius Very little reaction from Pistorius & Steenkamp families as Modise goes into detail about how prison can cater for Oscar GN

SA prisons 31% over crowded @eNCAnews #OscarTrial

pretty much on a par with UK prisons 

Dewani getting a mention now.

he died of an heart attack at 37 Yogi, it took them 45 minutes to get an ambulance to him and the nurse/first aider on duty was treating him for asthma...even though his cell mate was telling telling her that he was having an heart attack and the warder was shouting to get paramedics there...it was a shambles.

My cousin is still perusing a court case for an apology and the prison service and ambulance service will not issue one. she even met with the Minister for the Prison service  She is not after compensation she would't get it anyway as she is not listed as his next of kin, his own parents are still classed as that after having him put up for adoption at 14 . 

Modise says on visits to UK, US, Brazil, Africa etc, they too had probs w cell phones,drugs,sharp objects,gangs, overcrowding

#PistoriusTrial Modise says UK courts were satisfied with the evidence presented about jails with regard to Shrien Dewani

Modise says DCS were successful in extraditing three people to South Africa who fled after committing crimes here #OscarPistorius #sabcnews

#Kim: a message must be send to society that you can't just shoot somebody and get away with it.#OscarPistorius must pay #SABCnews

Is Shrien #Dewani inadvertently responsible for improving prison conditions in South Africa? #Pistorius may be thanking - or cursing - him

#PistoriusTrial Modise: I can confirm confidently that if the accused be sent to a correctional facility (jail), there ARE facilities

these prisons sound like good B&B's...don't know how M'lady cannot give him the max 15 years 

tragic all round but I'm not surprised at the closing of ranks - I hope she pursues it till she gets answers - just because someone is a prisoner, doesn't mean they are not entitled to be treated with dignity, and promptly when they are ill 

 Beyond a joke! Although I remember a situation in reverse, when my dad was admitted to hospital (A&E) with a serious asthma attack and the staff started treating him for a heart attack. Luckily my uncle was with him and screamed at them that it was asthma not his heart! 

I hope your cousin gets the apology she wants but unless negligence was proven, I'm not sure she will.

Roux quotes from the article something to do with the prevalence of torture cases in prisons. #OscarPistorius #sabcnews

Kgosi Mampuru prison : home to the Waterkloof Two and Clive Derby Lewis and Janusz Walus. Stabbed with bent spoons recently. #OscarTrial

Roux reads report stating that Modise came under fire in Parliament over alleged increased in torture in SA jails @eNCAnews #OscarTrial

 I'm not sure I believe the rosy picture of SA prisons being painted, and I think judgey will be well aware of the true situation.

#oscartrial Modise says Wits Law project is headed by journalists for Mail and Guardian who source cases, published unverified.

so another 'legal report' taken from the internet 

Modise clearly takes criticism by the @WitsJusticeProj very personally. Ruth exposed torture at Mangaung prison by G4S operators last year.

so they have G4S as well - no wonder it's fecked 

Roux quotes - also rise in violence by prison officials. Modise blames gang culture in "notorious" prison and need for state intervention.

Hopkins is also no doubt very unpopular too with the South African Police Force for highlighting mistreatment of arrestees in their cells

Modise denies knowledge of threats against Pistorius from inside jail. Strange, says Roux, it has been well published @eNCAnews #OscarTrial

Who is the General?

he had drug and alcohol problems Pengy, he was a first class chef working abroad. he came back here and was staying in an hostel and some of his stuff got stolen and he threatened some guys...so he was already on a caution when he pinched the gingerbread man 

taxi drivers rant about James...warning sweary words and the first comment under the video is my cousins son Owen...Pengy Owen is on my face book page in my pictures with my daughter Leanne, we were out for a meal when he was in England last 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8yoomdBroA

Roux asks if he knows who the head of the 26s gang is - The Numbers gangs have a fearsome reputation in SA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Numbers_Gang …

god SA have some crazy (but interesting) crimes - I could spend all day researching them 

Buffering is driving me mad, so I'm going to catch up on You Tube later. See you later, ladies.

I'm not either Yogi, but I do believe he should be punished and not have bail conditions implied 

Barry Roux asks about a man named The General. There are titers in court - some of these gang leaders are well known around the country.

Roux mentions gang leader known as 'the general'. Laugher in court. Modise: "If you are head of a gang, you are known as 'the general'."

Roux asks if Modise knows the head of the 26s gang - Khalil Subjee, The General. Modise confirms Subjee stabbed Clive Derby-Lewis.

Roux says according to a report the "General" threatened OP, saying he will be "taken out" - Modise doesn't know of it #OscarPistorius MV

saying that, OP will have to watch his back wherever he's at 

bye Yogz 

I'll watch it at lunch break while I'm burning toast 

Roux quotes policy paper saying courts should consider non-custodial sentences for disabled people. #Pistorius

Modise says he supports principles of White Paper, which Roux reads from: a recommendation disabled inmates get correctional supervision

#PistoriusTrial Roux gets Modise to admit that correctional supervision has improved

and here's a statement from my cousins son in the Guardian 

http://www.yourlocalguardian.c...uit_died_in_custody/