Jonno Knowles was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Prison and participated in restorative justice while inside the prison.
Wesley Leong was incarcerated at the age of 15 in 1996 at Pollsmoor Prison. He is currently part of Restore’s research and reintegration project.
“Hood PTSD” is experienced by children in cities across America. It’s sending people to prison and to the grave.
Dean Mashimbwe, a Zimbabwean migrant residing in Cape Town, was incarcerated at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre from 2016 until 2017.
Bandile Ntuli was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Correctional Centre. He participated in a restorative justice programme while inside prison.
David van Nek was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Prison from 2013 until 2015 and participated in the restorative justice programme.
Within captivity’s grasp, a saying goes:
“They say the prison never stays the same,
And that change comes like the swift change of a heartbeat.”
That’s why one should always be observant about everything!
Kind of funny, sounds like life in general.
Wesley Leong was incarcerated at the age of 15 in 1996 at Pollsmoor Prison. He is currently part of Restore’s research and reintegration project.
Read more on Restore’s workshop which aimed to enhance the writing skills of ex-prisoners and providing support for expressing unique experiences
A diamond is formed only by great heat and harsh environment over time. And so are great people and nations!
Dean Mashimbwe, a Zimbabwean migrant residing in Cape Town, was incarcerated at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre from 2016 until 2017.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
Thabo Mthembu was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Prison from 2014 to 2019. Read Thabo’s poem titled ‘My Incarceration’.
Thabo Mthembu was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Prison from 2014 to 2019. Read Thabo’s poem titled ‘Long walk after freedom day’.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
David van Nek was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Correctional Centre from 2013 until 2015 and participated in the restorative justice programme.
David van Nek was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Correctional Centre from 2013 until 2015 and participated in the restorative justice programme.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
A virtual training session aimed at teaching former inmates about writing structure, particularly in The South African’s style, recently took place.
An incarcerated gentleman’s expression of love and gratitude towards his mother.
Restore links ‘The South African’ with the formerly incarcerated for the Prison Journalism Programme, where they get a platform to tell their stories.
A writer incarcerated in California. Finds writing to be therapeutic as a response to a childhood speech impediment, is awaiting prison and sentencing reforms.
Separated by incarceration, we used phone calls to repair our difficult relationship before his passing.