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 ...

South African prisons had an overcrowding rate of 48% ... Emthonjeni Youth Correctional Centre in Baviaanspoort, of the 525 juvenile offenders, 400 were foreign nationals.

The correctional services portfolio committee has flagged the issue of overcrowding in prisons ... juvenile centre. “Out of the 525, 400 are foreign nationals. Only 125 were South Africans ...