Court rules state liable after inmate tortured with boiling water

A kettle handed to inmates at Goodwood prison in the name of ‘humanitarian’ treatment turned into a weapon of torture when gangsters used it to scald one of their own. Now, the Department of Correctional Services has been held liable for the brutal attack, and taxpayers will foot the bill for damages. The Western Cape High Court ruled that the … Continue reading Court rules state liable after inmate tortured with boiling water