Department of justice and correctional services
Riot and looting suspects putting a strain on prison facilities - Lamola
In the past two weeks, more than 2,000 people have been arrested for various offences during the week-long looting spree.
-
Calls for Arthur Fraser's axing can't be decided on just yet - Lamola
Corruption-linked Arthur Fraser's position in government can only be decided after our engagements, says Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola.
-
Laws need to be amended to take the courts online, says Lamola
While SA's courts deal with massive backlogs in cases, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said laws need to be amended before it can go fully online.
-
Nearly 14,000 inmates released on special COVID-19 parole so far, MPs told
The special parole was announced by Justice Minister Ronald Lamola in May last year, because the department was unable to enforce social distancing and other COVID-19 protocols in prisons due to overcrowding.
-
Correctional Services & Justice Dept issues extradition request for Bushiris
Mary Bushiri has two warrants of arrest in SA, while Shepherd Bushiri has five, with additional warrants for three rape cases.
-
COVID-19 cases at correctional services facilities rise to 85
More than 50 inmates at a facility in East London have tested positive for coronavirus, while more than 20 officials also contracted the virus.
-
DA accuses parole board of failing to account to WC legislature
The party's provincial spokesperson on community safety, Reagen Allen, said he contacted the Justice and Correctional Services Department to request a briefing on apparent failures in this system.
-
Parole board to decide on granting Kanya Cekeshe parole – Justice Dept
Cekeshe was one of the inmates whose sentence was reduced by 12 months after President Cyril Ramaphosa granted remissions to thousands of prisoners on Reconciliation Day.
