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Bennet Kwarrie one of the seven inmates who escaped from prison in Makhanda on Tuesday has been caught and detained.
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The Department of Correctional Services has urged the public not to confront the dangerous inmates who escaped from a jail in Makhanda.
An inmate in the Eastern Cape, who ‘flamboyantly’ shared pictures of himself while in prison, is in hot water after the photos went viral.
Four suspects aged between 26 and 32 were arrested for running an extortion scam regarding escort agencies from their prison cells.
The Department of Correctional Services says three inmates had attacked prison officials in Kimberly with padlocks on Saturday
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The body of 50-year-old Eunice Moloko, a correctional services officer, was discovered at the Leeuwkop COVID-19 isolation site on 10 August
The details are sketchy at this point, but the suspect is already serving time for murdering a woman in Durban in 2014
The Health Department has confirmed which workers will be prioritised for their COVID-19 vaccines next – with soldiers and prison staff also on the list.
A viral video appearing to show inmates assaulting a prison official has been dismissed as an ill-advised attempt at theatre.
Broadcast journalist Raphael Rowe was locked up in Brandvlei Correctional Centre in the Western Cape, home to the notorious Number gangs.
The DCS placed the Helderstroom Correctional Centre in Caledon, Western Cape under lockdown after inmate infections began to spiral.
A manhunt has been launched following the escape of two sentenced prisoners from the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre.
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape, the men are believed to be very dangerous and members of the public have been warned to not approach them, but instead make contact with law enforcement
A total of 68 prisoners escaped from the Malmesbury Remand Detention Facility on Friday.
The 69 prisoners, who were awaiting trial, escaped from the Malmesbury Remand Detention Facility on Friday, 24 July 2020 after managing to overpower officials during exercise just after noon
A 40-year-old inmate, accused of rape, attempted murder and assault, was found dead in his prison cell on Tuesday morning.
Following the release fo 19 000 prisoners on parole in May, the DA say that government has not informed them of the inmates prior records.
The escapees had been calling for deportation having been stuck at the facility since March when the COVID-19 pandemic was unleashed.
The South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights say government should be looking to release close to 40,000 prisoners.
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Prisoners say that if they don’t get protection, they will embark on a protest of disobedience, nudity and hunger strikes.
Pardon? Glynnis Breytenbach has been the loudest voice of discontent on Tuesday, after she posted a statement to blast the ANC’s “special remission” plans.