Department of correctional services
WC Correctional Services vows to root out ‘rotten’ officials within its ranks
An internal probe and a police investigation are under way after contraband was confiscated at Goodwood Prison on Saturday.
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NSFW: Prison guard who had sex with an inmate is to be disciplined
The department said the incident happened at the Ncome Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal.
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With SA now at level 1, DCS allows prison visits again
The Department of Correctional Services said that it had resolved to permit visits to correctional centres and remand detention facilities, but under strict conditions.
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Court sends request letter to DCS for Mdluli to appear on corruption matter
This comes after his co-accused, Heine Barnard and Solomon Lazarus, appeared on charges of corruption, fraud and theft. The charges are related to the allegation of gross abuse of the police intelligence slush fund.
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Popcru accuses DCS commissioner Arthur Fraser of being ignorant, wants him fired
Trade union Popcru has accused Correctional Services national commissioner, Arthur Fraser, of being ignorant and out of touch with deteriorating conditions at correctional facilities.
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Correctional Services ‘doing all it can’ to ease overcrowding in SA prisons
Since the coronavirus outbreak, more than 10,000 officials and inmates have been infected with the virus - more than 200 have died.
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Grahamstown prison escapees recaptured
The men escaped from the Grahamstown Correctional Facility in Waainek last weekend, prompting a massive search operation.
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DCS launches internal probe after 2 prisoners escape from Kgosi Mampuru prison
The department identified the escapees as Thabo Muyambo, a Mozambican national who was serving a life sentence for a string of crimes including rape, robbery, and kidnapping.
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Duo escapes from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre
The Correctional Services Department has identified the escapees as Thabo Muyambo, a Mozambican national who's serving a life sentence for a string of crimes including rape, robbery and kidnapping.
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DA to approach Correctional Services Dept to understand how Lungisa got parole
The party’s provincial leader Nqaba Bhanga told Eyewitness News on Tuesday that the party would approach the Department of Correctional Services to understand how the former MMC and ANC councillor’s parole came about.
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Agrizzi corruption case postponed to February due to his hospitalisation
The Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria heard that former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi was still in the hospital. He faces charges of fraud and money laundering involving the Correctional Services Department.
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Inmate at Pollsmoor Prison dies after attacking warder
He suffered a head injury during the altercation and later died in the prison hospital.
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Middleman convicted of Taliep Petersen's murder released on parole
Abdoer Rassiet Emjedi, who was tasked with finding the gunmen to kill theatre legend Taliep Petersen, was sentenced to 24 years behind bars by the Western Cape High Court in 2009.
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Correctional Services Dept eyes master plan to deal with prison overcrowding
According to the plan, new correctional services centres will be built, while existing facilities will be upgraded and refurbished.
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PE warder caught trying to smuggle drugs, phones into prison due in court
After searching the warder's vehicle, security officials seized 120 mandrax pills, 13 cellular starterpacks, a cell phone and other mobile items.
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Correctional Services Dept encouraged by COVID-19 recovery rate in prisons
To date, there had been more than 6,400 confirmed cases. The number of active cases reduced to just over 500, with 369 officials infected.
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2 Pollsmoor Prison officials in hot water over misconduct allegations
The Department of Correctional Services has not divulged what transgressions the officials had committed.
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Govt not doing enough to prevent COVID-19 cases, deaths in prisons – Popcru
The Department of Correctional Services on Monday said 25 new cases of coronavirus were detected across the country’s prisons.
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Malmesbury prison to remain on lockdown following jailbreak - dept
Sixty-eight awaiting trial prisoners escaped from the facility on Friday and by early Sunday, all of them had been re-arrested.
