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With prison overcrowding at 155% and corruption by warders rampant, jailhouses have become hubs of crime. Dishonest warders help smuggle banned items and money, while gangsters tighten their grip from behind bars. Information that has recently surfaced in Parliament, combined with issues linked to the South African Police Service…
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CONTRABAND CLAMPDOWN: Jailhouse rot – SA prisons plagued by a cellphones, cash, drugs, knives and alcohol smuggling hub
Lyndia Grisby
14:23
With prison overcrowding at 155% and corruption by warders rampant, jailhouses have become hubs of crime. Dishonest warders help smuggle banned items and money, while gangsters tighten their grip from behind bars. Information that has recently surfaced in Parliament, combined with issues linked to the South African Police Service…
