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In<em> Behind Prison Walls<\/em>, Cameron and his co-authors, <strong>Rebecca Gore<\/strong> and<strong> Sohela Surajpal<\/strong>, make the case for prison reform and offer recommendations on how to help safety and justice prevail in our country. <strong>Daniel Steyn<\/strong>, who knows a thing or two about prisons after his investigations into the Thabo Bester case, leads the discussion and learns more about the authors\u2019 proposals on bail, drug laws, and related issues.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are harsher prison sentences the answer to South Africa\u2019s violent crime epidemic? Former judge Edwin Cameron\u2019s visits to correctional facilities have convinced him that prisons entrench crime. 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