Covid-19 cases recorded in the department of correctional services reached 4,041 on Thursday when 134 new cases were announced. However, the department recorded 122 recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,583. Deaths from…
More than a third of the 19,000 inmates earmarked for release have been granted parole since May after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced their release as a measure to combat the spread of Covid-19 in prisons. However, the department had…
Just under 19,000 inmates out of a population of 155,000 will be placed on parole as a measure to combat the spread of Covid-19 in correctional facilities, which are considered high-risk areas for infection. This was announced by the…
Up to 45,000 South Africans are expected to die from Covid-19 over the next two to three years, says one of the eminent doctors advising President Cyril Ramaphosa. This is a shocking number, but it is much lower than an earlier estimate…
The department of justice and correctional services said inmates detained for minor offences with an option of bail they cannot afford are being considered for release on warning by the courts. This as overcrowding in the country’s…
A department of correctional services official based at the East London prison in West Bank is in critical condition after being rushed to hospital on Tuesday. The woman is one of 23 officials who have tested positive for Covid-19 at the…
Barely 24 hours after correctional services minister Ronald Lamola announced there were 26 coronavirus cases at the East London Correctional Centre in West Bank, inmates at Mdantsane prison were playing soccer, cheered on by hundreds of…
