The Mangaung prison, which is run by private contractor G4S, and made international headlines when Facebook rapist Thabo Bester faked his death and escaped, is in the spotlight again. This is after a prisoner who was serving a life sentence for murder was allegedly tortured and later died in hospital. The Department of Correctional Services… Continue reading Mangaung Prisoner Dies after being Tortured for allegedly Stealing R800
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Elderly People Used to Smuggle Contraband into Eastern Cape Prisons – Correctional Services Head
The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale says criminal syndicates operating in Eastern Cape prisons have changed their tactics and are now manipulating elderly people and using them to smuggle contraband into correctional facilities. Thobakgalae says this is a new worrying trend they have just uncovered. He was speaking in the province after visiting… Continue reading Elderly People Used to Smuggle Contraband into Eastern Cape Prisons – Correctional Services Head
UNISA Hosts Career Day for Female Inmates
The University of South Africa (UNISA) held a career day exhibition for female inmates at the Gender Responsive Centre, formerly the Female Correctional Centre, in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, on Thursday, 13 February 2025. The initiative, organised in partnership with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and It’s Possible for All, a non-profit organisation, provided academic guidance,… Continue reading UNISA Hosts Career Day for Female Inmates