Prison
Scuffle between prisoners, wardens in PMB prison leaves 1 inmate dead
The Correctional Services Department on Sunday said inmates, classified as maximum risk, attacked officials at the centre on Friday.
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13 Zim inmates wounded after bolt of lightning strikes prison
Police report that in a separate incident of lightning killed two children near Harare.
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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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Not yet clear where Jacob Zuma will serve his prison sentence
It goes without saying that former President Jacob Zuma is no ordinary inmate. So, who decides where he will be serving his 15-month jail sentence and what is the process of being admitted as a prisoner?
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Ex-Oudtshoorn municipal officer sentenced to 4 years behind bars for R1.9m fraud
Frikkie van Staden was sentenced in the Oudtshoorn Regional Court on Wednesday.
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Gqeberha teen begins 17-year jail term for killing rival gangster
The High Court on Friday found that the convicted killer was 17-years-old when he murdered Enrico Kasterivier in 2019.
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DR Congo ex-warlord gets life term for war crimes
Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka was convicted of "murder, rape, sexual slavery, enlisting children under 15 years old" a decade ago, a military court ruled.
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NPA believes it has strong case against rape-accused Omotoso
The bail application of Omotoso, and his two co-accused was on Wednesday dismissed. The trio's accused of several offences including rape and human trafficking.
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COVID-19: Prisoner’s organisation urges Ramaphosa to release more inmates
The South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights says government needs to expand its category for prisoners who qualify for the parole dispensation.
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2 East London prisoners die after testing positive for COVID-19
The Department of Correctional Services said both had other medical conditions.
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Zimbabwe prisoner amnesty set to come into effect this month
The country has 22,000 inmates, though the prisons are only built to hold 17,000.
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Jay-Z sues Mississippi prison officials over unfair conditions: NBC News
The letter added that the deaths were as a result of years of severe understaffing and neglect at Mississippi’s prisons, NBC said.
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7 correctional centres across SA to receive full-body scanners
It's aimed at preventing the smuggling of contraband.
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Kim Kardashian West's 'transformative' prison reform work
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss prison reform as part of her ongoing push to free prisoners serving draconian sentences.
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US spending is rising much faster on prisons than on schools
The Department of Education report traces how that shift has impacted state and local budgets.
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North West cops investigate how 10 inmates escaped
The Correctional Services Department says it appears the inmates carefully planned their escape.
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Exclusive: Prisoners smoke mandrax in St Albans Prison
An exclusive look inside one of South Africa's prisons as inmates smoke mandrax inside one of their overcrowded cells.
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Popcru concerned by system of rehabilitating inmates into society
Popcru says the majority of former inmates return to crime because they don’t receive necessary skills.
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Two of five WC escapees rearrested
The prisoners reportedly overpowered an officer at the Lentegeur Police Station on Saturday.
