Sonke Gender Justice has welcomed the release of petty criminals by Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola. The advocacy group as a co-coordinating member of the Detention Justice Forum, has been calling on government to consider the high levels of overcrowding in South African prisons and the high risk of co-morbidity due to disproportionate rates of HIV and TB among incarcerated persons. For a perspective from them,

Guest: Zia Wasserman - National Prisons Coordinator at Sonke Gender Justice