Combat veterans fight daily against PTSD and its effects, with little help from the country they pledged to protect. The fight is even harder in 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.

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.

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.

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that homophobic slurs are now punishable by prison, with the rampant violence against the LGBTQ+ community.

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.

A multi-disciplinary operation raided a prison in the Free State and some contraband items were found in least expected places.

After six years in the hole, the mental exhaustion is unbearable. So is the need for human connection. A story shared by a prisoner in Pennsylvania.

Read more on Restore’s workshop which aimed to enhance the writing skills of ex-prisoners and providing support for expressing unique experiences

‘I told him to respect the court’: The prison officials in charge of Bester have landed in hot water after he wore a R15k LV shirt.

David van Nek was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Correctional Centre from 2013 until 2015 and participated in the restorative justice programme.

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’.

Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.

An incarcerated female shares her story and feelings from women’s prison.

France avoided a mass jail break thanks to dedicated prison staff as it was attacked during protests over the police killing of a teenager.

Story shared by an incarcerated father and his relationship with his son from behind bars.

A simple game of baseball holds powerful truths about family.

Mexican drug lord El Chapo’s wife was imprisoned in 2019 for several charges relating to helping her husband with his criminal activities.