Correctional Service Department to commence policy amendment on education in prisons [SOUND]

# The Correctional Services Department will revise its education policies after the Constitutional Court ruled that banning personal computers in prison cells is unconstitutional. The court found the restriction infringes on inmates’ right to further education. The department has 12 months to implement a new policy allowing offline-only personal computers for inmates enrolled in approved study programmes. Spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo says the department supports proper inmate education: