Prisons in South Africa

Prisons in South Africa are run by the Department of Correctional Services. According to the ministry, there are approximately 34,000 employees of the department running 240 prisons. In those prisons are nearly 156,000 inmates as of August 2013.[1] The prisons include minimum, medium and maximum security facilities. Since 2019, the Minister of Correctional Services has been Ronald Lamola[2][3][4][5][6]

The Zonderwater Prison, Cullinan, Gauteng

Notable former South African prisoners

During the Apartheid era, many political activists were imprisoned for campaigning against the government. These include: ANC freedom fighters such as Nelson Mandela (1962-1990), Walter Sisulu, (1963-1989), Govan Mbeki (1963-1987), Raymond Mhlaba (1963-1989), Tokyo Sexwale (1977-1990) and many others. A notable recent inmate was Annanias Mathe, a serial killer, the only person to escape from the maximum security prison C Max in Pretoria.

Notable current and former prisons in South Africa

Notable prisons include:

References
  1. "Prison population at 156 000". News24. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. "Prisons in South Africa". Prison Insider. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  3. "South Africa | World Prison Brief". www.prisonstudies.org. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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  5. "Ronald Lamola", Wikipedia, 2020-06-25, retrieved 2020-07-15
  6. "FACTSHEET: The state of South African prisons". Africa Check. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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