Prisoners can use computers to study in their cells, says Constitutional Court

Published May 2, 2025, 8:46 AM

In a unanimous ruling, the Constitutional Court declared that barring prisoners from using personal computers in their cells for studying is unconstitutional. The court ordered that the constitutional invalidity be suspended for a year and directed the national commissioner of correctional services to promulgate a revised policy. POWER Breakfast show host Tessa Dooms speaks to Justice Edwin Cameron Head of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services About reaction to this.