Locked Up and Crammed In
The occupancy rate in South Africa’s national prisons is currently at 132%, up from 127% last year. This means South… Read More
Locked Up and Crammed In
South African Prisons
The Pennies of Prisons
An estimated 1.3% of government expenditure goes towards prisons in South Africa, in 2021/22 that came to more than R25bn…. Read More
Locking Up Less
As of 2022, over 151,000 South Africans were being held in some form of detention within the prison system (around… Read More
Scam you believe it?
In May 2022, Thabo Bester escaped from Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein where he was serving a life sentence for… Read More