Some of the contraband is brought to inmates by their family members during visits, while Thobakgale also conceded that some unscrupulous correctional officers also bring the contraband.

Correctional Services Minister Dr Pieter Groenewald opens a new bakery at Westville Prison, aimed at rehabilitating inmates ...

Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons ...

The Department of Correctional Services has rolled out bakery facilities across several prisons in the country as it looks to cut costs.

The Department of Correctional Services opened its 13th bakery at the Durban Management Area, aimed at cutting food costs, training inmates in baking, and expanding the prison system’s ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her ...

A South African mother who sold her six-year-old daughter got life in prison Thursday for kidnapping and trafficking the girl. Her boyfriend and their friend were also convicted.