Reference code
ZA UCT BC1223_J_J3_J3.3
Title
[Wnc3] Women Prisoners (1) (Eng)
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Interview with Brigadier van Zyl, Director of Information for South African prisons, giving an authority figure’s perspective on female prison life. Themes include: importance of family relations; prisoners’ emotional states; sexual abuse in prison and women’s rights; staying out of prison; support networks; release; re-integration into community.