The National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders has called on government and civil society to start focusing on matters of incarceration and corrections regarding inmates.
Nicro Spokesperson Jacques Sibonmana said
one of the recurrent criticisms posed by the South African society is that
criminals have more rights than their victims.
Sibonmana said there is a perception within
our society that offenders cannot be welcomed in our communities, but the
reality is both the offender and victim are part of our communities.
Meanwhile as this week marks Corrections
week, Nicro’s Jacques Sibonmana said it is vitally important that we uphold our
human rights. By doing so we strengthen our constitution and safe guard our
democracy.
Sibonmana added that we call for
rehabilitation programmes for offenders and support mechanisms for community
members. So that they receive the
necessary attention and necessary programmes to move on from the traumatic
experiences.
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