Based on a 2023 report, the Department of Correctional Services needs R36 billion to meet prison capacity demands.

Two men, believed to have escaped from a Mozambican prison, have been arrested in Mpumalanga. The escapees, aged 25 and 33, ...

Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West prisons hold the highest number of foreign national inmates in South Africa, with 14 920 foreigners behind bars across the country as of January 2025.