There are about more than 1 million prisoners accross the african continent allegedly living under inhumane, cruel and degrading conditions. Various African law and justice leaders and  human rights organizations accross the continent believe that it is time to rethink crimes law and incarceration on the african continent. The various african leaders converged in Sandton this week to discuss possible solutions faced in the correctional and justice system on the continent. Deputy Minister of Justice, John Jeffrey says the criminal justice system favours the rich, and this is evident if one looks at which people are in prisons; the poor - Jeffrey says we are NOT all equal before the law. Malawian Constitutional Court Judge, Kenan Manda agrees that in african prisons there are no affluent people.