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Pap and boiled egg: Prisoners complain about new meal plan
Prisoners are reportedly unhappy with the Department of Correctional Services's new meal plan, which includes less meat and 'pap and eggs'.
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Prison crisis overcrowding: R36 billion needed to build new prisons, says minister
Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald has recently disclosed that South Africa needs R36 billion to build new prisons in order to address the issue of overcrowding in correctional ...
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Call for more Judicial Inspectorate powers as correctional facilities worsen - DA
The DA is deeply concerned by the dire state of South Africa’s correctional system, as exposed in the Judicial Inspectorate ...
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Confirmed: How many inmates were granted parole – and how many were sent back to prison
A total of 362 offenders serving life sentences were released on parole in the 2022/2023 financial year, followed by 703 in 2023/2024, Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has said in ...
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Correctional Services defend new prison food: ‘Menu designed by a nutritionist’
To cut costs, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has introduced a new prison meal plan, much to the dismay of the ...
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South Africa: Correctional Services Committee Updated on Learnership Programme
The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services yesterday received a briefing from the ... Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament. Disclaimer: The contents of ...
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Detective crisis: 1.9 million outstanding case dockets in South Africa
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has revealed that at least 1.9 million case dockets remain outstanding amid a severe detective shortage in South Africa. Mchunu responded to questions from MPs at the ...