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Overcrowding crisis: South Africa's prisons house 170,000 inmates in a 107,000 bed capacity system

Justin Williams, a journalist at Briefly News since 2024, covers South Africa’s current affairs. Before joining Briefly News, he served as a writer and chief editor at Right for Education Africa’s ...
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Here’s how South Africa’s prisons are bursting at the seams

With 168 672 inmates crammed into facilities built for just over 107 000, South Africa’s correctional system is operating at 58% over capacity. Parliamentary data reveals a system in collapse, with ...