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Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Ronald Lamola says the inmate population has increased by 7, 67% between the 2020/2021 and 2022/2023 financial years. This constitutes an increase of just over 10 800 inmates.

Lamola revealed this in a written reply to an Economic Freedom Fighters Parliamentary question in the National Council of Provinces .Strain on resources

Lamola also says the Correctional Services Department does not have control over the influx of inmates from courts.

 

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Yet our corrupt politicians involved in State Capture is not one of the 10 thousand inmates.

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That's nothing compared to the crime rate in this country. It should have increased by more than 100%

Build more jail we already feeling unsafe

Why don't they build new prisons?

Manje bafuna ukubadedela yini?

I will build a new prison building and rent it out to Department of Correctional Services

There is no hope, the looter ⬆️ that is complaining is directly responsible for the inmate population.

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