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2021 Women in Corrections Webinar Programme.pdfWomen in Corrections Webinar Series
Women in Corrections Webinar Series
Narratives of Women in the Correctional Context
Narratives of Women in the Correctional Context
06/10/2021 - Inside-Out presents a webinar series that will explore the lived experiences and stories of these women. Comprehension of their needs and circumstances can provide critical insight into the development of a correctional environment of empowerment. The four webinars in the series will be presented by well renowned speakers, both local and international, on topics relevant to women in corrections. Topics include, but are not limited to, distinctive incarceration pathways of women, education and social reintegration, unique incarceration needs of women, the impact on their children and families, skills development, and the challenges faced by women working in the corrections environment. Please see the programme and recordings below…
1 - Women in Corrections Webinar - Women and Pathways to Incarceration-20211006_140035-Meeting Recording.mp42 - Women in Corrections Webinar - Women Working in Corrections-20211013_140556-Meeting Recording.mp43 - Women in Corrections Webinar - Gender and the Justice System-20211020_143253-Meeting Recording.mp44 - Women in Corrections Webinar - (Re)Connection through Education.mp42021 Open Distance and e-Learning Virtual Conference
2021 Open Distance and e-Learning Virtual Conference
“Beating the Odds: Open Distance e-Learning and Research in a Correctional Environment”
“Beating the Odds: Open Distance e-Learning and Research in a Correctional Environment”
03/08/2021 - In an interdepartmental collaboration Inside-out hosted a three-hour interactive workshop with relevant stakeholders that included students, researchers, correctional officers, and lecturers. The workshop focused on Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) and research in correctional facilities as an option of sustainable investment in and inclusion of marginalised students towards lifelong education and desistance. Experts from the University of South Africa and the City University of New York deliberated on the role of Open Educational Resources (OER) in ODeL, issues of their accessibility and quality, as well as the ethics and equity of working with marginalised students and navigating the ethical and methodological pitfalls when conducting research in corrections. These topical discussions were framed by the overarching theme of ODeL sustainability and accessibility during a global crisis such as the COVID-rd August 19 pandemic, with specific focus on COVID-19 adjustment and wellbeing of incarcerated students. Please see the programme below…
Inside-out Outside-In Programme 2021 ODeL.pdfInside-Out Represents at 12th Nelson Mandela Day Commemoration
Inside-Out Represents at 12th Nelson Mandela Day Commemoration
30/07/2021 - Inside-Out represented the Humanities at the 12th Nelson Mandela Day Commemoration by the Unisa Department of Community Engagement. It was a great honor to share our activities and engagements with the Unisa Vice Chancellor as well as other esteemed guests that included government ministers, deputy ministers, members of Unisa Council and a range of external networks. Please see a video below of our presentation…
2021 NMDay Inside Out Presentation.mp4
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) Webinar
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) Webinar
30/05/2021 - On 28 and 29 May 2021, the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS), organised a two-day webinar exploring the role of DCS regarding the excessive use of force in correctional centres. On behalf of Unisa’s community engagement group, the Inside-out Outside-in South African Corrections Interest Group, Mbongiseni Mdakane presented PRISONS AND THE RHETORIC OF PUNISHMENT. His presentation centred on the description of lethal use of force inside prisons and how this manifests itself; how the use of violence impacts the relationship between offenders and officials, and lastly, whether the use of force can be contained. Among the speakers were Minister of Correctional Services Mr Lamola, Justice Cameron, Professor van Zyl Smit and Professor Muntingh.
You can read more about the webinar HERE, or visit the JICS website at http://jics.dcs.gov.za/jics/
Inside-out News April/May 2021
Inside-out News April/May 2021
20/05/2021 - We have some news to share of the activities of Inside-Out team members Mbongiseni Mdakane and Jacqui Pirzenthal…
Firstly, Jacqui Pirzenthal shared with us a few photos from the Nkosinathi Foundation/St Albans Art Group handover on Tuesday the 18th of May. The two linked organisations have successfully collaborated which resulted in offenders from the St Albans Art Group making beautiful, practical, and useful materials for the blind and partially sighted children at Nkosinathi Foundation. Robyn Fick, from the foundation, went to collect the articles. We wish this wonderful collaboration all the best in the future, may it grow from strength to strength!
Then, team member Mbongiseni Mdakane, visited Unisa incarcerated female students at Kgosi Mampuru on 28 April 2021 followed by Johannesburg female correctional centre of excellence on 17 May 2021 to access the impact of Covid-19 on learning needs and student support for incarcerated Unisa students. Similar visits are planned for Worcester and Durban Westville female correctional centres later in the year, so please read his report, below...
Thank you again for our team members efforts in the correctional environment during these challenging times.
VISIT TO THE JOHANNESBURG FEMALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE.pdf Inside-Out Webinar: Feminist communities of struggle within prisons: Interrogating the carceral state with “criminalized survivors”
Inside-Out Webinar: Feminist communities of struggle within prisons: Interrogating the carceral state with “criminalized survivors”
13/05/2021 - Earlier this week, Inside-out Outside-in from the Unisa Department of Psychology hosted a two-hour long webinar titled Feminist communities of struggle within prisons: Interrogating the carceral state with “criminalized survivors”
The event was hosted by Professor Puleng Segalo with guest speaker Professor Michelle Fine from the City University of New York, a Professor extraordinaire in the Department of Psychology at Unisa, and the Women’s Collective: The Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act.
All in attendance were in agreement that this was a very informative webinar that established further directions and further connections for opportunities in creating participatory action research studies and projects in the corrections environment, locally and abroad. You can view a recording of the webinar below:
DEPART~1.MP4
Webinar:Public Reckoning with the Criminal Justice System
Webinar:Public Reckoning with the Criminal Justice System
26/04/2021 - This is a fantastic opportunity to register to attend a SPSSI GSC-sponsored webinar titled “Public Reckoning with the Criminal Justice System: Mass Incarceration, Historical Injustice, and the Road to Healing”.
This free event will air Monday, May 3, 2021 at 6:00 - 7:30 pm ET (3:00 - 4:30 pm PT). For most of us in Southern Africa, that would be midnight of the 4th of May 2021 (CAT).
If that is too late for you to attend live, they will also be recording of this webinar on SPSSI's YouTube channel after it airs, so now would be a good time to subscribe to their channel if you haven’t already…
St Albans Book Delivery and an Award
St Albans Book Delivery and an Award
15/04/2021 - On Tuesday, Inside-out team member Jacqui Pirzenthal visited St Albans Medium B school to deliver books for their library with books also distributed to the female centre as well.
During this visit, Rotary surprised Correctional Officer Colin Plaatjies with a Paul Harris Fellow Award, in recognition of his outstanding commitment, dedication and service as an educator for the students of the St Albans Medium B school. This is a prestigious award and very, very well deserved.
Congratulations Mr Plaatjies from all of us at Inside-Out!
University World News: Africa Edition
University World News: Africa Edition
16/02/2021 - A new initiative has been launched in Morocco to provide higher education to inmates who were enrolled as university students before their prison sentences, in a bid to rehabilitate them and enhance the correctional dimension of incarceration.Team member Dr Parry was asked to comment on this new initiative.
Read more here https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210215083638219
Inside-out Annual Report
Inside-out Annual Report
31/01/2021 - 2020 was a challenging year for all, especially the correctional community.
The Inside-Out team faced up to the challenges created by the pandemic and learnt to adapt and evolve... and hopefully do more in 2021!
Read our annual report for more info...
IO Annual Report 2020.pdfGoogle Sites
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