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Huge cache of drugs, sharp objects and cash confiscated at Pollsmoor prison

Drugs, sharp objects and cash are among the items discovered during a multidisciplinary search...

MPs call for action on prison overcrowding

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services is calling for urgent action on the biggest...

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Cellphones confiscated in Correctional Centre raid

Following intelligence indicating that a group of inmates at Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre were in...

Reoffending Rates and Crime Patterns Among South African Parolees and Probationers Revealed

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has published data detailing reoffending rates among parolees...

Correctional Services Minister vows to root out criminality in facilities

The Department of Correctional Services has conducted more than 460 raids in correctional facilities...

Pollsmoor Prison Under Scrutiny Following Inquiry Into Missing Inmates and Record-Keeping Practices

Pollsmoor Prison's handling of inmate management has come under parliamentary scrutiny following questions posed...

Correctional Services cracks down on contraband at Tshwane facility

An unannounced raid at the Odi Correctional Centre has led to the discovery of...

Fifth African Prison Infrastructure Workshop Opens in Namibia

The fifth African Workshop on Prison Infrastructure, convened on 9 June 2025, in Windhoek,...

Department of Correctional Services Boosts Rehabilitation and Reintegration Efforts for Offenders

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has significantly ramped up initiatives aimed at rehabilitating...

Hundreds of state mental health patients are being kept in prison

People who are found unfit to stand trial or be held criminally liable for...

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