Awaiting trial prisoners get new uniform

Prisoners awaiting trial will now be receiving new yellow uniforms, the department of correctional services said.

This was to differentiate remand or prisoners awaiting trial from convicted ones who wear the orange uniform.

The department said the prisoners would be sewing the uniforms from fabric supplied by a private company in the R31 million project

Spokesperson Manelisi Wolela said the new uniform was launched last year during the Correctional Services week.

“We are still rolling out the new uniforms,” he said.

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