Maximum prisons in South Africa have the highest security level because they house inmates with significant histories of violence. Discover the 15 worst maximum prisons in SA below: This article ...

129 Prisons in these two homelands were similar to those in South Africa, and followed similar regimes, but tended to be in worse physical condition. At the time of our visits in Bophuthatswana ...

JOHANNESBURG - Some prisons have more foreign prisoners than locals as cells burst at the seams. More than 22,000 foreign ...

At Emthonjeni Youth Correctional Centre in Baviaanspoort in October last year, of the 525 juvenile offenders, 400 were ...

The correctional services portfolio committee highlights severe overcrowding in South African prisons, with a significant ...

Chairperson Anthea Ramolobeng says in some facilities the number of foreigners outnumber South African inmates.