Prison

Hundreds of state mental health patients are being kept in prison

Hundreds of people deemed mentally unfit to stand trial are being kept in prisons rather than receiving treatment at... Read more

1 Jun

The Constitutional Court has ruled that prisoners must be allowed to use computers in their cells to study. Graphic:... Read more

30 Apr

Cape Town – Four prison warders have been arrested for the alleged murder of inmate Mpho Mkhumbeni at the... Read more

23 Apr

Cape Town — Western Cape police have confirmed that a 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to 10 years in... Read more

29 Jan

Kano – Despite four years in prison for blasphemy, Mubarak Bala defends his atheist beliefs but says he keeps... Read more

15 Jan

Cape Town — The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) revealed it was ready to take over ownership of the... Read more

27 Nov, 2024

Cape Town — The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) revealed that roughly one in every 10 prisoners in South... Read more

14 Nov, 2024

Cape Town — The Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, has denied the allegations that were made by Louis... Read more

1 Nov, 2024

Cape Town — Former South African doctor currently living in New Zealand, Lauren Dickason has been served with a... Read more

23 Oct, 2024

Cape Town — The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that former Steinhoff physician, Dr Gerhardus Diedricks Burger (79)... Read more

27 Sep, 2024