Five prisoners at a correctional facility in Mthatha, attacked four other inmates and officials during an exercise session on Tuesday

Five prisoners at a correctional facility in Mthatha, attacked four other inmates and officials during an exercise session on Tuesday

Former president Jacob Zuma’s application seeking leave to appeal the High Court ruling overturning his medical parole has been granted.

An outraged Carl Niehaus has slammed the High Court ruling ultimately sending Jacob Zuma back to prison as ‘unjust’ and ‘vindictive’.

Graphic pictures and clips on social media show the Burundi prison engulfed in flames and some bodies piled up on the floor

Some lucky lottery winner could soon be moving into convicted Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo’s safehouse!

The Department of Correctional Services says the two convicts are back at Leeuwkop Prison but have been moved to a maximum section

The two men invaded a house in Fourways not too long after escaping from Leeuwkop Prison, and fled the home with an infant

Jacob Zuma’s daughter Dudu has taken to Twitter once again and is overjoyed that he no longer has to serve out his sentence in prison.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants to make 100% sure that all the correct processes were followed in Jacob Zuma obtaining medical parole.

A 43-year-old man in the Northern Cape was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for attempted murder and hijacking.

On Tuesday, Mzwanele Manyi revealed that prison has been no walk in the park for Jacob Zuma – and uBaba is struggling with ‘a number of issues’

For the first time since his arrest, Jacob Zuma will meet with visitors at Estcourt Prison – here’s who will be granted an audience with the ex-president.

Zuma going to jail will not solve Eskom’s woes, repair battered state finances, roll out vaccines and get through the critical reforms needed to ensure the country doesn’t enter into a debt spiral.

The department of correctional services said Jacob Zuma would be treated like any other offender but what does that look like exactly?

While former president Jacob Zuma is expected to serve 15 months in prison, he will be eligible for parole. Here’s what you need to know.

Is Jacob Zuma going to stay behind bars, or will we see him granted a Schabir Shaik-like medical parole, giving him the opportunity to relax at his fire pool in Nkandla?

The convoy of cars leaving the Nkandla homestead at high speed before midnight has just arrived at the Escourt correctional facility.

We’re not sure if anyone knows, but Jacob Zuma *might* not be a man of his word? Msholozi, now fighting to avoid prison, has certainly changed his tune.

Jacob Zuma will not have the luxury of a state-of-the-art kitchen as Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had in his custom-built prison.

Annette Causey recently made headlines when her relationship with a prison inmate at the Hindley jail in Greater Manchester came to light.

After armed men staged an audacious prison break on Wednesday, KZN police are scrambling to track down 16 of the 45 prisoners who got loose.

Someone needs to pour cold water on these occupants and officials inside KZN’s jails: Yet another ‘prison sex scandal’ has rocked the province this week.

A warden and an inmate caught ‘having it off’ in a leaked prison sex video have been shown no mercy by a disciplinary panel in Ncome, KZN.

A prisoner-guard romp inside this KZN prison has become a major talking point across South Africa – but several facts have been distorted by fake news.

The worst-case scenario has become a reality for SA’s Justice Department: The KZN prisoner-guard sex tape has, illegaly, been uploaded to a ‘leading porn site’.

Both a prisoner and a guard at the Ncome facility in KZN are facing disciplinary action, after they were filmed having sex inside the jail.

A new set of law amendments has given SARS the power to imprison citizens should they not comply.

Broadcast journalist Raphael Rowe was locked up in Brandvlei Correctional Centre in the Western Cape, home to the notorious Number gangs.

A manhunt has been launched following the escape of two sentenced prisoners from the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre.

Ronaldinho has finally been released by Paraguayan authorities after being locked up for five months due to a forged passport

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape, the men are believed to be very dangerous and members of the public have been warned to not approach them, but instead make contact with law enforcement

The 69 prisoners, who were awaiting trial, escaped from the Malmesbury Remand Detention Facility on Friday, 24 July 2020 after managing to overpower officials during exercise just after noon

Police in the Western Cape have launched a massive manhunt after several inmates escaped from a Malmesbury prison on Friday 24 July.

A 40-year-old inmate, accused of rape, attempted murder and assault, was found dead in his prison cell on Tuesday morning.

Following the release fo 19 000 prisoners on parole in May, the DA say that government has not informed them of the inmates prior records.

A group of prisoners in the Eastern Cape are facing severe punishments, after they barricaded themselves inside a cell and filmed their antics.

There have been eight deaths from within the prison system, and calls for mothers with children behind bars to be released are growing.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the parole of almost 19 000 low-risk offenders. What constitutes a petty crime though?

Due to overcrowding, prisons are considered volatile hotbeds of infection.

Prisoners say that if they don’t get protection, they will embark on a protest of disobedience, nudity and hunger strikes.

A concerning number of inmates and prison officials have tested positive for the deadly virus at the East London Correctional Centre.

Prisons are a nightmare when it comes to maintaining social distancing, with 26 people having tested positive for COVID-19 at a correctional facility in East London.

The prison official is believed to be in a stable condition, but fears are growing over the vulnerability of correctional services.

A group of prisoners thought they’d showcase just how good they had it in the cells – but their boastful video has put them in a heap of trouble.

The historic Cressida transported former president Nelson Mandela from Victor Verster Prison to Cape Town City Hall 30 years ago.

On this day, 30 years ago, former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was released from the Victor Verster Prison near Paarl.

Tuesday 11 February marks the 30th anniversary of the release of late former president Nelson Mandela from the then, Victor Verster prison.

The government announced on Monday that over 14 000 prisoners will be granted “remissions”, cutting their jail time – here’s what will happen.

Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) expressed their concern over the steady increase of unnatural deaths in South African prisons.

Well, we didn’t see this one coming. Cyril Ramaphosa has been criticised over the last few days. But, of all groups, the FF Plus have leapt to his defence.

Cyril Ramaphosa has indicated that he would like some prisoners to face “hard labour” in jail. But the DA are dead against the suggestion.

Ex-prisoners from Robben Island have threatened to return to their cells if the corruption report they have demanded is not released.

When Nicholas Ninow took to the stand last week, his attempts to secure his freedom fell flat. Instead, he’s opened up a can of worms or two.

The protester overturned and burned SAPS and Traffic vehicles.

If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. The kidnappers in the Amy’Leigh de Jager case have been left unimpressed by their prison cells.

The uncovering of an alleged violent escape attempt by the ‘Isis trio’ led to a massive police presence at the Verulam Family Court in KwaZulu-Natal.

Krejcir’s latest in a long line of bids to be moved or released from the Leeuwkop Maximum security prison involves an alleged plot against his life.

A 42-year-old man tried to pass as his 19-year-old daughter in a bid to flee prison.

Vusi Mathibela is convinced someone is trying to poison him and is unhappy that prison guards will not allow his family to bring him food from outside the prison.

It’s one of South Africa’s longest-ever jail sentences. Mhlonipheni Mjadu will spend the best part of 300 years imprisoned: His rap sheet explains it all.

Despite this prison story actually being a pretty glum one, Jacob Zuma lifts the lid on a moment of comic relief that has had his Twitter followers in stitches.

Police officers on the scene are combing the building and surround precinct for clues.

Inmates will get an opportunity to register on 22 and 23 January.

A pre-dawn raid at Westville prison led to the discovery of hundreds of litres of industriously brewed beer.

The Christmas crackdown has begun. Thanks to Operation Vala, a whole host of changes will make South African jails tougher nuts to crack.

The Ministry of Correctional Services have announced the extension of four prisons in a bid to tackle overcrowding.

After Coetzee Tyron Lee was sentenced to death in Vietnam, DIRCO lifted the lid on more South Africans jailed abroad.

The men were brutally tortured at the hands of police.

Could there be any error bigger than this?

South Africa’s dumbest criminals? We’d say so.

More egg on the face for Gauteng’s correctional facility teams

14 of the 16-strong group still remain at large

None of the escapees have been rearrested yet.

Vicki Momberg will now do time in prison after her racist rant went viral on social media. We have all the details from the sentencing.

Look out for Siphenathi Ntantiso, aged 21

Sihle Tshabalala was declared a child genius at the age of 16. By 19, he was a convicted criminal.

Oscar Pistorius has been involved in a prison brawl. The Department of Correctional Services has confirmed the news and revealed details on the injuries.

Police have since arrested five of the twenty jail break escapees, but many remain at large

Rusty Labuschagne shares his story and the valuable life lessons he learned after being wrongfully imprisoned for 10 years.

The country’s “dark” and “draconian” parole regulations are violating eligible prisoners’ rights by keeping them behind bars for too long, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) told Parliament on Tuesday.

Some European countries are experiencing a strange phenomenon – empty prisons. Last week the Dutch Justice Ministry announced that the number of inmates in Dutch prisons had fallen 27 percent between 2011 and 2015.

South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla has said that correctional facilities in South Africa are not the “disease-infested”, poorly serviced centres of public perception. Africa Check investigated the claim.

Jail time, suspended sentence, correctional supervision or acquittal — what’s next in store for Pistorius after a sensational day in court?

The 42-year-old man was to have appeared in the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday on 122 charges relating to rape, kidnapping, murder, robbery and attempted murder because he allegedly raped his victims knowing he was HIV positive.