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Overcrowding in the country’s prisons is now at 33%: Lamola

14 July 2022, 6:13 PM  |
Nomalizo Mandela  Nomalizo Mandela  |  @SABCNews
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The Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Ronald Lamola says overcrowding in the country’s prisons is now at 33%. He says the recommended capacity of the prisons is just over 108 000 whereas there are currently 148 inmates in prison.

In a written reply to a question from the Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Janho Engelbrecht, Lamola says some prisons have up to 245 % overcrowding.

The Eastern Cape, the Western Cape and Gauteng have the highest level overcrowding at 63%, 49% and 45% respectively.

The three most overcrowded correctional centres with over 200% more inmates than recommended, are in the Eastern Cape. They are Queesnstown at 248%, Bizana at 245% and Mount Frere at 243%.

Another facility with an inmate population of over 200 % more than the recommended number is Allandale in the Western Cape.

The minister says there are just under five inmates for every security official and there are over 1700 vacancies.

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