Taiwan Ambassador Jeremy Liang donates Ambulances for Correctional Services as a token of appreciation after securing R5....

By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Jeremy Liang, the Taiwan Ambassador has donated Ambulances to the Correctional Services as a token of appreciation shortly after the Chinese Province secured a R5.2billion Strategic Oil Reserve project in eSwatini. The project that …

100,000 pounds of food grown at correctional facilities go to charity

Officials conduct surprise raid at Mangaung Correctional Centre

Officials from the Department of Correctional Services have conducted a surprise search at Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein. This is the facility where convicted rapist and murderer Thabo escaped from in 2022. The raid was led by National …

Correctional Services launches Operation Vala

The Department of Correctional Services has launched its Operation Vala at Grootvlei Correctional Services in Bloemfontein in the Free State. This annual festive season operation intends to ensure that the country’s correctional facilities remain safe …

Correctional Services heightens prison security over festive season [VIDEO]

Department officials said greater efforts will be made to keep inmates within prison and keep the public safe over the festive season. The Department of Correctional Services has launched a campaign to increase security at its facilities over the festive …

Correctional Services ready to take over Mangaung Correctional Centre

The privately-managed correctional centres in the Free State will be taken over by the State, with the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services being assured that the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) was ready to take over operations at the …

Open defecation: Imo Assembly demands provision of adequate toilet facilities

The Imo State House of Assembly has adopted a motion urging the state government to ensure the provision of toilet facilities in both private and public establishments in the state. Moving the motion during plenary, the member representing the Aboh-Mbaise …

Philadelphia prisons rocked by third stabbing in 24 hours

19 PHILADELPHIA — A surge of violence in Philadelphia’s prison system continued Saturday as a man was stabbed and rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. Authorities said no weapon was recovered, and the scene was …

Staffing Shortages Linked to Surge of Stabbing Incidents in Philadelphia Prisons

Philadelphia's correctional facilities have become scenes of violence as multiple stabbings within a short time span have raised concerns about inmate safety. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, two inmates at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility …

Private prisons in US stand to cash in from Trump’s mass deportation plan

If there was one industry that was particularly interested in the U.S election results, it was that of private prisons. The economic effects of Donald Trump’s return to the White House will be widespread, but in the case of this sector, which lives off …