south african prisons

CAPE TOWN, South Africa- South African authorities have announced plans to introduce cellphone signal-blocking technology in selected prisons in an effort to stop inmates from coordinating criminal activities from behind bars. The move follows growing concerns over extortion and organised crime operations being run from within prison walls. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis recently raised […]

CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance has called for urgent talks with police and correctional services ministers as contraband continues to flood South African prisons. The opposition party’s demand comes amid revelations that correctional facilities are operating at 155% capacity, creating what critics describe as “breeding grounds for crime.” Prison officials confiscated over 41,853 cellphones, […]