Department of Correctional Services
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Illegal Mozambican immigrant escapes from prison
The Department of Correctional Services in Mpumalanga has launched a manhunt after a 25-year-old prisoner escaped from the Nelspruit Correctional…
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Prophet Bushiri co-accused claims signature was forged on confession
Willah Mudolo, one of Shepherd Bushiri’s alleged accomplices, has accused the Department of Correctional Services of forging his signature on…
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Prison warder arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle contraband
A St Albans Correctional Centre officer has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle contraband into the centre. According to…
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Inmates can receive visitors under strict Covid-19 regulations
Department of Correctional Services has reviewed its Covid-19 risk-adjusted strategy, allowing for visits to prison facilities and remand detention centres,…
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Manhunt for 3 inmates who escaped from Leeuwkop Prison in Sandton
A manhunt has been launched after three inmates who have been convicted on robbery and firearm charges escaped from the…
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10 000 inmates given parole to help curb spread of Covid-19
Close to 10 000 inmates have been granted parole by the Department of Correctional Services since President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised…
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COVID-19: Correctional services encouraged by recovery rate
The Department of Correctional Services says the number of recoveries is encouraging at correctional service centres. The department has just…
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63 of 69 Malmesbury prisoners who escaped have been rearrested
The centre is currently under lockdown in order to ensure stability, said Klaas. The Department of Correctional Services has rearrested…
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Riots erupt in Gauteng prisons as Covid-19 infections rise
Riots have erupted in many Gauteng prisons, including the notorious “Sun City”, over fears of the spread of Covid-19 that…
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Police officers, soldiers and correctional services officials among those arrested in Zuurbekom hostage drama
A total of five fatalities were confirmed as of Saturday morning after four people were found shot and burnt in…
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Prison staff being turned away from shops because of Covid-19 stigma
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has strongly condemned scowling and stigmatisation of correctional services officials due to the Covid-19…
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Thousands of prisoners going to be released today
Eyewitness News can reveal that thousands of prisoners are set to be released from jail on Monday as part of…
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Prohibited prison visits stop contraband from being smuggled into facilities
Prison visits are prohibited during the lockdown and besides helping to curb the spread of COVID-19, it’s stopped contraband from…
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Correctional services hits out over virus protest call
Correctional services fired a verbal broadside on Monday after a prisoners’ rights group called for protests to demand the release…
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Coronavirus infections at prisons across the country have risen to 111
The department of correctional services on Monday reported 11 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of infections in the…
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Nine more prison officials test positive for COVID-19
Nine more prison officials have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Department of Correctional Services confirmed on Friday. This brings…
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Coronavirus in SA – St Albans inmates test positive of COVID-19
The Department of Correctional Services on Monday said it had recorded an increase of three positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19),…
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Lamola to launch massive screening project at correctional centres
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola is expected to launch a massive screening campaign for COVID-19 in the Department of Correctional Services…
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Family of Tazne van Wyk’s alleged killer had kept him away from kids
It’s understood 54-year-old Moehydien Pangaker led police to the stormwater pipe along the N1 near Worcester where the girl’s body…
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Sizwe Dhlomo shares his thoughts on Prison Braai debate
Social media users are in a tug of war over pictures of inmates allegedly having a braai in prison. The…
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No space for more jailbirds as prisons are overcrowded
The most recent inmate numbers show that the country’s prisons are 37% overcrowded, with 162 875 prisoners against an accommodation…
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Video of drunk warden goes VIRAL
Video of drunk warden goes VIRAL. The video which was taken by a man who is believed to be the superior…
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