The inhumanity of African prisons is a shame that hides in plain sight.

Even the African Commission's special representative for inmates has not visited an African prison in 18 months.

But, then, not everyone in African prisons is a convict.

He spent over eight years in South African prisons before I arranged his escape.

"Even South African prisons are not as bad."

Today, at least 17 journalists are in African prisons, and 48 have been killed between 1969 and 1990.

He will not need to be so secretive with future manuscripts, for he was freed yesterday after 23 years in a South African prison.

Hoare and the other mercenaries spent several years in South African prisons for their troubles.

He spent twenty-seven years in a South African prison.