NEWS RELATED TO Department of Correctional Services

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Parole overturned: Griekwastad killer ordered to remain behind bars

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‘It’s nuts’: MPs don’t believe government is ready to take over one of SA’s most notorious prisons

Crime

Police officer arrested for allegedly assisting suspects to escape holding cells

South Africa

Tracing, tracking and compliance: DCS responds to parole criticism

South Africa

Sentenced offender numbers in SA prisons decline over 10 years – here are the numbers

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Prison food contracts in the spotlight over inflated prices

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News ‘She now sleeps outside’: Judge criticises City of Ekurhuleni for apartheid-like evictions

Courts Court hears Cat Matlala’s ex hasn’t withdrawn affidavit amid fingerprint dispute

Politics Is Nomvalo next on Zuma’s revolving MK party chopping board?

News Patients at risk as fake doctors become more difficult to identify, warns Sama

News Gauteng traffic chief Samuel Mashaba suspended over R300m cocaine scandal

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Massive contraband seizures expose prison security crisis in South Africa

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Mpumalanga prisons face staffing squeeze and overcrowding worries

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

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Over 5 000 parolees reoffend as inmates lodge complaints over delays, alleged unfairness

Courts

Fraud convict Jermaine Prim claims he is being starved in C-Max detention after transfer

Crime

Rapist recaptured after month long manhunt following KZN prison escape

South Africa

Here’s how South Africa’s prisons are bursting at the seams

South Africa

R8.9m paid out for one rape claim: DCS spends over R50m on legal fees per year, R24m still owed

Crime

98% of parolees and probationers stay out of jail, DCS Q2 report reveals

Courts

The cat is back: New revelation in Vusimuzi Matlala prison transfer court case [VIDEO]

Courts

Thabo Bester’s bid to be moved back to Gauteng prison struck off the roll [VIDEO]

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Thabo Bester takes DCS to court over eBongweni move

Courts

Cat Matlala frustrated as attempt to go back to Gauteng prison stalls, hints at fresh bail bid

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WATCH: Thabo Bester claims his escape is just an ‘allegation’ in another court rant

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DCS contemplates suspending official after dangerous prisoner escape

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Spotlight on inmate wellbeing as half of prison deaths are suicides

South Africa

Inmate deaths, stabbings and mistaken release revealed as prison population breaks 170 000

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Thabo Bester moved to super-maximum prison in Kokstad

Courts

‘Nobody is allowed to see him’: Cat Matlala’s lawyer raises concern over transfer to KZN prison

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Groenewald orders review of parole decision for Griekwastad murderer

Courts

Agrizzi testifies in Bosasa-linked corruption case against Mathenjwa

Politics

Calls grow for Groenewald to lead South Africa

News

This is why Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala has been relocated to C-Max prison in KZN

Courts

Leigh Matthews’ killer Donovan Moodley denied parole again

Crime

Correctional facilities raids: Officials find tuck shop, dagga, perfumes and cash [PICS]

News

Parole board denies Najwa Petersen’s latest bid for release