JUSTICE and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says former president Jacob Zuma won’t be getting any preferential treatment in prison, but his incarceration will be dignified throughout his term in line with the UN’s ‘Nelson Mandela Rules’ for prisoners.
The UN General Assembly adopted the rules in 2015 in honour of the late South African president and liberation struggle icon, Nelson Mandela.
Addressing the media outside the Estcourt correctional services centre, Lamola said Zuma would be treated in line with the department’s mandate in line with the ‘Nelson Mandela Rules’.
The rules are aimed at promoting humane conditions of incarceration, raise awareness about inmates being part of society and to value the work done by correctional officials in rehabilitating offenders
The “Nelson Mandela Rules” are based on an obligation to treat all prisoners with respect for their inherent dignity and value as human beings, and to prohibit torture and other
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