Thabo Mthembu was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Prison from 2014 to 2019. Read Thabo’s story
Being incarcerated changes a person. It makes you face who you are and the choices you have to make while serving your sentence.The greatest self-realisation that came from my incarceration was that, when it comes to my personal experience of being incarcerated, ordinary people can find themselves behind bars. At the moment sentencing is passed, one finds oneself at a crossroads: either choosing who they will become or giving in to the system of the number gangs.
Some inmates even changed their sexuality due to indoctrination, while others joined gangs to make their stay easier. Then, there were those who began discovering who they truly were on a spiritual level. I found myself going through stages of learning more about myself as a person, and through programmes like Restorative Justice and a few other programmes, I found myself learning positive life lessons from unlikely people, such as fellow inmates and even the wardens.
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