Nearly half of South Africa's correctional facilities lack adequate perimeter fencing, with R1bn needed to address ...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has denied as false a report claiming that an individual successfully broke into Pollsmoor Correctional Facility over a two-year period.

To date, more than 41 000 cellphones, over R200 000 proceeds of illicit drugs had been confiscated, and 64 correctional ...

Adding to the concern, Minister Groenewald revealed that the DCS estimates the cost of upgrading perimeter fencing at two prisons, one in the Eastern Cape and another in the Western Cape, at over R116 ...

“One day they are going to smuggle a gun, and someone is going to die, so drugs are the least of your problems,” ...

Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister, Andries Nel, will today brief the media on the release of discussion ...

In December last year, Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald said that in the prior 12 months, confiscated ...

The Correctional Services portfolio committee isn't in favour of privately-run prisons being in operation beyond their ...