There’s been yet another security breach at Johannesburg High Court – police have opened fire after a gang of prisoners tried to make an escape.
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) expressed their concern over the steady increase of unnatural deaths in South African prisons.
Ex-prisoners from Robben Island have threatened to return to their cells if the corruption report they have demanded is not released.
Krejcir’s latest in a long line of bids to be moved or released from the Leeuwkop Maximum security prison involves an alleged plot against his life.
A 42-year-old man tried to pass as his 19-year-old daughter in a bid to flee prison.
Minister of justice and correctional services Ronald Lamola has released a statement addressing videos of inmates allegedly taking drugs in prison.
The grant proposal by the Department of Correctional Services is an innovative idea and should be taken seriously.
This collaborative arts and social justice initiative aims to highlight the dreams and aspirations of some of the prison inmates.
Nxumalo applauded the court’s security forces and the public for their role in apprehending the inmate.
Do our prisoners deserve more protection?
The Mandela rules are used in many countries across the globe.
Are these Zimbabwe prisoners getting a “get out of jail free” card? Looking at this announcement, it might not actually be such a bad idea?
These prisoners writing matric have helped bring in an increase from prison writers last year. The prison pass rate is higher than this year’s national rate…
A video of a local prisoner casually counting his money in jail has angered many South Africans on social media. SA prison system eh?
Prison inmates’ artworks are to be auctioned by Stephan Welz & Co. on October 10 as part of a project to fund the planting of 1 million orchids in the Western Cape over the next 20 to 30 years.