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Correctional Services denies food shortages in prisons
Correctional Services denies food shortages in prisons! The Department of Correctional Services has firmly denied claims that there is a…
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Parliament’s Correctional Services committee satisfied with efforts to provide education to inmates
The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Correctional Services, Anthea Ramolebeng, says she’s satisfied with efforts to provide education to…
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Public Protector slams Correctional Services over Thabo Bester prison break
The office of the Public Protector says Correctional Services officials should not escape disciplinary action. She found authorities took too…
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Update: Police arrest inmate who escaped from KZN prison
Police have arrested an inmate who escaped from a correctional facility in KwaZulu-Natal. Dumisani Mthethwa broke out of the Waterval…
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DCS wants Treasury to add more funding to improve security & infrastructure at prisons
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) wants to meet with the National Treasury about additional funding to improve security and…
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Suspected gunman in Senzo Meyiwa murder requests to be moved from solitary confinement
The alleged gunman behind the murder of Senzo Meyiwa has requested to be moved from solitary confinement, saying the living…
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Parole board considers releasing Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius will soon know if he’s spending yet another Christmas behind bars. The Parole Board will decide his fate…
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Prison warden released on R3k bail after being arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into correctional centre
Prison warden, Nala Abraham Fenyane, was released on R3,000 bail after being arrested for alleged possession of drugs at his…
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South African female offenders are being disadvantaged in prison – report
Are South Africa’s female inmates being disadvantaged in South Africa’s correctional facilities compared to their male counterparts? While a recent…
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Dr Nandipha allegedly assaulted in prison, opens case against the Correctional Services
Justice fugitive and celebrity doctor Dr. Nandipha Magudumana is topping trends in the backdrop of her latest court appearance. However,…
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President Ramaphosa set to meet with various ministerial depts over illegal mining issue
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with various ministerial departments on Saturday over illegal miner-related issues plaguing Gauteng. Illegal…
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Court battle over DCS takeover of Thabo Bester prison
The Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts is taking the Department of Correctional Services to court. BCC is the company that hired G4S…
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Correctional Services to cut ties with G4S in 90 days over Thabo Bester escape
Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the department’s contract with G4S to operate the Mangaung prison would be cancelled in…
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Thabo Bester returned to Kgosi Mampuru Prison
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has been taken back to Kgosi Mampuru Prison. This follows his appearance at the…
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Former Bosasa boss, Angelo Agrizzi in court this week
At least six days have been set aside this month, to hear applications on Angelo Agrizzi’s fitness to stand trial.…
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We have nothing to hide about Bester’s escape: Correctional Services
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services says it has nothing to hide about the issue surrounding the prison escape…
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G4S security company wants date with MPs
The security company G4S has asked to appear before parliament’s justice portfolio committee. It says it would like to address…
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Ineligible Oscar Pistorius parole hearing shouldn’t have taken place, says Legal expert
A legal expert said Oscar Pistorius’s parole hearing shouldn’t have taken place if he wasn’t eligible yet. The former Paralympian,…
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Correctional Services miscalculated Oscar Pistorius sentence: expert
Attorney Ulrich Roux says that the Department of Correctional Services’ calculations of Oscar Pistorius‘ sentence was incorrect. Pistorius was denied…
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G4S insists there was no prison escape from Mangaung prison
The Correctional Services Department said that private security company, G4S, still insists there was no prison escape from the Mangaung…
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