NEWS RELATED TO Department of Correctional Services

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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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Drug smuggling attempt busted at Leeuwkop maximum prison

Crime

‘He didn’t escape on his own’: Who let Rooigrond prisoner loose?

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Groenewald suspends top correctional officials as Hawks probe coal tender fraud

Courts

Eight officials could face suspension after Rooigrond escape as DSC launches manhunt

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News Junior employee at municipality fired ‘for rejecting advances’

South Africa AfSA blasts Lex Libertas’ 3 000 white crosses in Washington over SA’s farm murders

News ‘The story of white genocide does not exist’ – Lamola

News Minister Pule asked for answers after Sassa assassination plot revealed

South Africa US ambassador Bozell claims offers to assist with rural safety ignored by government

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SA, Zimbabwe agree on framework to transfer prisoners between countries

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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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SAHRC report exposes dire conditions at North West police stations and prisons

Courts

Radovan Krejčíř refuses to testify, claims prison fed him ‘expired bread and juice’

Courts

Government to pay back at least R1.7m to company running ‘Thabo Bester prison’

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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

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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

News

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