A growing number of inmates are preparing for their matric examinations, with 268 candidates registered at 18 correctional services schools across South Africa this year. For...
The Supreme Court of Appeal found the state liable after a mentally disabled 17-year-old was arrested in 2013 and detained as an adult for nearly three...
A parliamentary committee has asked Correctional Services for a comprehensive pricing schedule and stronger verification after renegotiations and suspected inflated rates.
Madlanga Commission hears Correctional Services commissioner say guards smuggled 102,720 cellphones into prisons between 2023 and 2026, fuelling an illicit prison economy.
Correctional Services Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale will testify at the Madlanga Commission as it probes corruption and institutional compromise in the criminal justice system.
Correctional Services warned would-be escapees after Edward Khomotso Madiba fled Rooigrond Maximum on 6 Sept and was rearrested within 72 hours in Brits, authorities say.
Edward Khomotso Madiba, who escaped Rooigrond Maximum Correctional Centre, was rearrested in Brits after a coordinated manhunt and intelligence-led operation.
Brown Mogotsi is due back at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court as Correctional Services prepares a report on an alleged escape plot; his fourth bail bid resumes.
Correctional Services says more than 30,000 foreign nationals are in SA prisons and housing them costs about R5.4bn a year. Transfers and MOUs with neighbours are...
Oupa Brown Mogotsi's fourth bail bid was postponed to Sept 1 after correctional services allegedly foiled an escape plan; authorities will submit a full report.