Leeuwkop prison
Correctional Services investigating security breach that saw two inmates escape
The two inmates escaped Leeuwkop Prison and were later arrested for allegedly kidnapping an infant during a house robbery.
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Inmate charged with murder after Leeuwkop prison warder found dead
The body of Eunice Moloko was found on Tuesday at the prison's COVID-19 isolation site of Leeuwkop prison.
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Popcru shocked after Correctional Services officer found dead at Leeuwkop prison
The body of the female official was found on Tuesday night at the Leeuwkop Correctional Centre.
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Probe into death of Leeuwkop prison warder under way
Her body was found on the floor with her jacket covered in blood at the Medium A, COVID-19 Isolation Site, where she was based.
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SAPS call on public to assist with rearrests of 3 Leeuwkop prisoners who escaped
The three men who have been convicted of various crimes including robbery and possession of firearms made their getaway in the early hours of Friday morning.
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Department to investigate Leeuwkop prison fire
Firefighters were called to put out the blaze after it broke out in two cells in the Medium B Section of the Bryanston jail.
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Deputy minister Makwetla concerned by high number of suicides in SA prisons
Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla says since Operation Vala started there have been 16 attempted suicides at some prisons.
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Over 100 prison officials fired this year for smuggling, collusion with inmates
Deputy Correctional Services Minister Thabang Makwetla revealed the figures on Thursday during a surprise prison raid at the Leeuwkop Correctional Centre in Bryanston.
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[WATCH] Weeding out the contraband in Leeuwkop prison
Deputy Correctional Services Minister Thabang Makwetla conducted a surprise raid at the Leeuwkop prison facility as part of the department's Operation Vala.
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Makwetla ‘concerned’ by contraband found in Leeuwkop Prison
Marijuana, cellphones and electronic appliances were some of the contraband confiscated at Leeuwkop Prison during a surprise raid.
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Prison rehab programmes take back seat in Gauteng
Grace Molatedi says of the R4 billion received by Correctional Services, close to R3 billion goes to paying staff.
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[WATCH] Lockdown: Inside Leeuwkop maximum security prison
Take a tour with EWN as we go inside one of Johannesburg's maximum security facilities and speak to inmates Kobus Pretorius and Nhlanhla Mlambo on their life behind bars.
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Gauteng’s Leeuwkop prison one of SA’s most overcrowded centres
The facility accommodates over 36,000 offenders and that number increases on a daily basis.
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[EXCLUSIVE] Radovan Krejcir claims major conspiracy to keep him behind bars
Krejcir and his two co-accused, Desai Luphondo and Jan Lefu Mofokeng, as well as three others, were convicted in 2015 on charges relating to the kidnapping and torture of a man.
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36 inmates sustain injuries in Leeuwkop prison fire
Emergency services say two prisoners are in a critical condition.
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Miss World visits her prison veggie garden
Inmates maintain the garden, which aids both their rehabilitation and feeds local school children.
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Nigerian terrorist moved after attempted jailbreak
Correctional Services has moved Henry Okah after he tried to break out of jail.
