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Pollsmoor Prison

‘Wasn’t me’ — Correctional Services accused of shifting blame for criminal trio’s early prison release

Maverick News

‘Wasn’t me’ — Correctional Services accused of shifting blame for criminal trio’s early prison release

by: Caryn Dolley

Cape Town killer detained again after early jail release due to paperwork fiasco

Maverick News

Cape Town killer detained again after early jail release due to paperwork fiasco

by: Caryn Dolley

Paperwork problems and misinformation — how Cape Town murder and rape convicts ‘vanished’ from jail

South Africa, Maverick News

Paperwork problems and misinformation — how Cape Town murder and rape convicts ‘vanished’ from jail

by: Caryn Dolley

NICD issues diphtheria alert after cases rise in Western Cape

Maverick Citizen

NICD issues diphtheria alert after cases rise in Western Cape

by: Tamsin Metelerkamp

Deadly Pollsmoor prison diphtheria outbreak ‘under control’ claims Correction Services minister following inmate death

South Africa, Maverick News

Deadly Pollsmoor prison diphtheria outbreak ‘under control’ claims Correction Services minister following inmate death

by: Jim Mohlala

Confirmed diphtheria outbreak at Pollsmoor Prison as inmate dies

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Confirmed diphtheria outbreak at Pollsmoor Prison as inmate dies

by: Jim Mohlala

Pollsmoor Prison Blues — Afro-soul singer and former convict Nathi Mankayi gives inmates a boost

South Africa, Maverick News

Pollsmoor Prison Blues — Afro-soul singer and former convict Nathi Mankayi gives inmates a boost

by: Chuma Nontsele

Prison overcrowding sees thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release and some deported

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Prison overcrowding sees thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release and some deported

by: Ciaran Ryan

Basil David Kivedo – unbreakable Struggle hero who left ANC for DA after Zuma took power

Politics, South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Basil David Kivedo – unbreakable Struggle hero who left ANC for DA after Zuma took power

by: Dennis Cruywagen

Wardens picket at Pollsmoor prison demanding higher wages, better working conditions

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Wardens picket at Pollsmoor prison demanding higher wages, better working conditions

by: Vincent Lali

Parliament ‘arsonist’ Zandile Mafe snubs court after being denied bid for kettle, radio and TV in his jail cell

South Africa

Parliament ‘arsonist’ Zandile Mafe snubs court after being denied bid for kettle, radio and TV in his jail cell

by: Vincent Cruywagen

What SA’s blood-spilling prison gangs wanted Mandela to know — ‘Our history is also one of resistance’

South Africa

What SA’s blood-spilling prison gangs wanted Mandela to know — ‘Our history is also one of resistance’

by: Caryn Dolley