2013

Letters To Momo

In September 2010, Alejandro Souza learned that Momo, his cousin and closest friend in the family, was suddenly imprisoned. Crushed by his imprisonment and desiring to infuse him with strength, resilience, and, above all, love, Souza made an unconditional commitment to write Momo one letter each day for as long as he was in jail. Letters to Momo is the true, remarkable story about the power to overcome told by the collection of all letters written to Momo during his 144 days in prison-intact and in their original state, exactly as he received them.

To read the book: http://www.scribd.com/read/179131523/Letters-to-Momo-A-Remarkable-Story-About-the-Power-to-Overcome

Private Sector Prisons

Privatising prisons was seen by some as a possible solution to many of the problems experienced in state-run prisons, as exemplified by this Special Assignment report. However, this perception has been drastically challenged by events in October and November at Mangaung prison, including allegations of gross human rights violations against prisoners. The Wits Justice project is a good start if you want to read more about this. They have released the initial report that opened the can of worms and have been closely following all the developments. http://witsjusticeproject.com/

Inside Out Outside In At PsySSA Congress 2013

For those attending the PsySSA congress, be sure to attend the following presentations on Thursday:

Some student publications imagined – Yaseen Ally, Melusi Mbatha, Eduard Fourie & Martin Terre Blanche

A day in the life of a South African offender – Bongi Mdakane

Visit the M&D psychology Facebook Page to read the article about these presentations (written by Leana Meiring), both featured in the Unisa M&D Newsletter vol 2 no 3, August 2013.

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