
Photograph: Ruth Hopkins
The cross-border investigation, Another Dead Prisoner, sheds light on grim human rights violations by the worlds biggest private security company in the South African prison Mangaung Correction Facility. The investigation has been carried out as a collaboration between Ruth Hopkins, Onderzoekscollectief spit, Glynnis Marriday and Nicoline Noe, Investigative Reporting Denmark.
The investigation is supported by IJ4EU.

A Story of Cover-ups and Corporate Neglect
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September 23, 2025
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The investigation is still ongoing. More publications are planned.