The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed prison officials were stabbed by an inmate at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre on Wednesday morning. We can confirm an incident where three officials were stabbed by an inmate. All three officials were treated and discharged from the hospital the same day.
“Minimum force had to be used in disarming the inmate and stopping him from attacking other officials,” Correctional Service spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo told IOL. According to Nxumalo, criminal charges will be instituted against the inmate in question. It is unclear at this point what led to the incident.
However, gruesome pictures have shown officials bleeding profusely while receiving treatment.
But it is understood that the inmate is stationed in the Medium C section of the prison.
Meanwhile, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) national spokesperson Richard Mamabolo condemned the attack.
“We are disturbed by such recurring incidents of altercations across our Correctional centres. It’s a reflection of the staff shortages, and deviates the department from fulfilling its core mandate, which is rehabilitation.
At the time, Nxumalo said an inmate succumbed to his injuries during the scuffle while another sustained serious injuries and was hospitalised.
Miles Bhutu of the SA Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights said two prisoners were informed that they were eligible candidates for the Phaahla Judgement Programme – a form of parole.
“The files were supposed to be transferred to the minister’s office for profiling and their files were nowhere to be found. Fellow prisoners saw this as a delay tactic. Five prisoners then attacked prison guards and other prisoners joined in,” he said.
Source: IOL
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