NEWS RELATED TO correctional services

South Africa

Prisons buckle as overcrowding hits 169 000 against 107 000 beds

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Gang members use prisons as refuge from street wars, Madlanga commission told

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‘You leave or we are going to kill you’: Inmate escape linked to alleged threats, Madlanga commission hears

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Unnatural inmate deaths increase despite thousands receiving mental health care

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EFF slams Correctional Services for ‘leaving workers in limbo’

South Africa

Parliament slams prison death reporting failures amid corruption allegations

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Politics MK party fires eighth secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo

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Parole overturned: Griekwastad killer ordered to remain behind bars

South Africa

Tracing, tracking and compliance: DCS responds to parole criticism

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Prison food contracts in the spotlight over inflated prices

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Mpumalanga prisons face staffing squeeze and overcrowding worries

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Locked up South African women starve, scream, and pray in prison isolation – study

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Correctional Services corruption purge: Here’s the number of dismissals over 3 years

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Prison for therapy? Here’s why mentally ill patients are behind bars instead of in hospitals

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Groenewald orders review of parole decision for Griekwastad murderer

South Africa

‘Unverifiable family contacts’ spreading false claims, states Correctional Services

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Tshwane mayor presses state departments to pay R1.9bn debt

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‘Wrong move again’: Correctional services slams Tshwane mayor over prison power dispute

Matric

Prison matric class of 2025 achieves 94.4% pass rate behind bars

South Africa

Prison overcrowding: Should bail restrictions be eased?

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Parole board gives Donovan Moodley’s parole a thumbs up, Matthews family not happy

Crime

Here’s the amount of drugs that were confiscated in SA’s prisons last year

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Oudtshoorn prison under control after fatal stabbing incident

Courts

Correctional services denies torture of Senzo Meyiwa accused [VIDEO]

Crime

Wasted freedom: Here’s how many parolees reoffended last year

South Africa

GBV: Convicted Western Cape rapist on the loose a ‘direct threat to women’s safety’

South Africa

16 years after medical parole: Has correctional services kept an eye on Schabir Shaik’s ‘terminal’ illness?

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Giving parolees a second chance

South Africa

Four officials suspended after inmate dies at Goodwood Correctional Centre

South Africa

Over 11 000 victims of crime faced their offenders in last three months of 2024

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Breaking bad: Prisons minister revokes parole of Alison Botha’s attackers in historic move

Crime

Correctional Services heightens prison security over festive season [VIDEO]

Crime

Correctional Services bust 285 officials and inmates for smuggling contraband in six months