Correctional services department
Correctional Services probing cell death of convicted rapist Thabo Bester
Thabo Bester's body was found with burn wounds after the cell he was held in caught fire early Tuesday morning.
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Dept: Anni Dewani's killer ticked all rehab boxes for parole
Zola Tongo, who helped orchestrate Anni Dewani’s murder in Cape Town in November 2010, was granted parole on Friday afternoon.
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Dept: Zuma’s medical parole will be revoked if he doesn’t comply with conditions
The former president has been released on medical parole for an undisclosed condition.
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Zuma placed on medical parole, Correctional Services Dept confirms
Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison by the Constitutional Court for contempt, for failing to appear before the state capture inquiry and answer questions.
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ANC wishes Jacob Zuma speedy recovery after surgery
This comes after the Department of Correctional Services announced that Zuma underwent a surgical procedure on Saturday and is scheduled to go through others soon.
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DCS to ask Treasury for more funds as budget strained dealing with riot suspects
Correctional Services was already battling with overcrowded jails, staff and budget cuts and the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it is dealing with a flood of remand detainees who are putting resources under further strain.
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Inmates welcome government's COVID-19 vaccination programme
On Tuesday, the Health Department launched the Correctional Services' vaccination rollout campaign at the facility.
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Lamola: Inmates excited to be part of COVID-19 vaccine programme
Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the vaccination of prison officials and inmates had been prioritised to ensure their safety and that of the general public.
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Lamola to launch vaccine rollout for inmates launched in Johannesburg on Monday
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola will launch the sector’s vaccination rollout programme in Johannesburg which will see about 138,000prisoners receive their COVID-19 vaccine.
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Recaptured convicts to face more charges following EC prison escape
The police's Sibongile Soci said that an investigation into how they managed to escape was ongoing.
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Free Lungisa Campaign: Andile will be welcomed by masses when released from jail
This comes after supporters of the jailed African National Congress councillor allege that he’ll be released on parole next week.
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Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa: We are committed to combatting scourge of GBV
This comes after a correctional services official was apprehended for allegedly killing his wife who also worked in the department.
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The release of low-risk offenders has helped ease COVID-19 outbreak in prisons
So far, just under 7,000 of 19,000 prisoners have been released on the special parole dispensation to combat the spread of the coronavirus in prisons.
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DCS clarifies parole status of Zola Tongo, one of Anni Dewani's killers
Zola Tongo was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in Anni Dewani's killing in 2010.
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Dept fast-tracking inmate releases as prison COVID-19 cases rise
Correctional Services Department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said that the department was working to speed up the release process while ensuring that measures, including victim participation and social reintegration programmes, were not compromised.
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Dept fast-tracking release of inmates as COVID-19 infections in prisons rise
At least 2,280 inmates were released after President Cyril Ramaphosa approved parole for about 19,000 prisoners in an effort to curb the spread of the virus in overcrowded facilities.
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Prisoners threaten to strip and go hungry to be ‘protected’ from COVID-19
Several prisoners are sounding alarms over what they say is a lack of oversight in dealing with the virus within the correctional services centres.
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Court rules trans inmate Jade September be allowed to express her gender
Judge Chantal Fortuin found September's case amounted to unfair discrimination and ordered sensitisation training for all staff in the Department of Justice and Correctional Services.
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Prison officials linked to drug smuggling at Durban’s Westville Prison
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola gave an update on the investigation before delivering his budget speech on Wednesday morning.
