highly impulsive anti-social attitudes and behaviour, strong identification with negative role models, emotional immaturity, drug abuse and dependency. To address some of these problems, CRED is offering the following programmes in the Pollsmoor Prison, the Sibuyelekhaya pre-release programme which targets youth six months prior to their release to prepare them for release. This includes counseling, home visits and assistance in other problems such as drug abuse; the effective behaviour change aimed at changing behaviour of youths awaiting trial, the Motivational Programme aimed at motivating children to attend school in prison. The organisation has also developed an AIDS BEHIND BARS project which will focus on prevention, detection, support and advocacy to reduce the rate of HIV infections in juvenile prisons. vi) Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union is a Union for the Police and prison officials. It obtained recognition on 6 October 1994 after negotiating a recognition agreement with the DCS. It fights for better working conditions for its members. vii) South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) The South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights was formed in Moderbee Prison in 1988 by political and "common law" prisoners. A National Office was opened in 1992. SAPOHR is a politically and religiously non-aligned organisation concerned with the creation of a non-racial, non-sexist human rights culture in South Africa. The organization has over 10,000 members, most of whom are ex-prisoners. The organization is in dire need of funding for the purchase of furniture and equipment and the recruitment of full time staff. The organization performs many functions including prison watchdog, public voice and representative of prisoners. The Mission of the organisation is to address the legacy of the apartheid criminal justice and prison systems and contribute to a culture of human rights and social justice in a non-racial, non-sexist democratic South Africa. Its objectives include: • • • • • to reform and democratise the "Correctional Services" and "Criminal Justice System" of South Africa; to address human rights abuses in South African prisons that have been brought about by a system of apartheid; to promote human and civil rights of suspects, prisoners, ex-prisoners and their nextof-kin; to act as a voice for suspects, detainees, prisoners, ex-prisoners and their next-of-kin; and to bring attention to their plight and to respond to needs for reform, justice, reintegrative training/education and employment. 34 Special Rapporteur on Prisons Mission to South Africa 14 – 30 June 2004