Prisoner Denied Access to Laptop for Studies Takes Authorities to Court
Mbalenhle Nkosi, an inmate at Johannesburg Medium C Correctional Facility, has taken the top of the prison, the National Commissioner, and the Minister of Correctional Services to the courtroom.The jail has denied him get entry to his computer, which he wishes for distance learning. He has accused the government of "infringing on his proper to similar schooling" by restricting his observation time to when the pc room is open.Nkosi, who represents himself in court docket, opened a case on the South Gauteng High Court. The case was purported to be heard on 18 June, but it changed into postponed to give Nkosi time to have a look at the prison's court papers."The [prison] seeks to unfairly, irrationally, unjustifiably, and unconstitutionally restriction my basic proper to educa...