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Correctional Services Committee Flags Poor Use of Legal Tools to Ease Prison Overcrowding
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Correctional Services Committee Flags Poor Use of Legal Tools to Ease Prison Overcrowding
On 25 July 2025, the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services voiced serious concern over the continued failure of legislation intended to relieve overcrowding in South Africa’s prisons. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the committee on the use and outcomes of Section 49G of the Correctional Services Act (CSA) and Section 62F of the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA), both designed to reduce the remand population and ease pres…
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