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Families urged to send inmates their IDs to register to vote
The Electoral Commission (IEC) together with the Department of Correctional Services have urged families of prisoners to deliver their identity…
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More than 1,800 prisoners escape after Nigeria jail attack
More than 1,800 inmates have escaped after heavily armed men attacked a prison in southwest Nigeria using explosives, prison authorities…
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Helderstroom prison under lockdown after 87 inmates test positive for COVID-19
The Helderstroom Correctional Facility in Caledon in the Overberg has been placed under lockdown after 87 inmates tested positive for…
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Inmates should be treated with dignity: Minister Phathekile Holomisa
Correctional Services Deputy Minister Phathekile Holomisa says inmates should be treated with dignity. He was speaking at the official opening…
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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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