Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald says South Africa needs at least R36 billion to construct new prisons to combat overcrowding.
The minister highlighted the urgent need for additional prison beds, despite recent increases.Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald has revealed that South Africa needs at least R36 billion to construct new prisons to combat overcrowding.
However, with an average overcrowding rate of approximately 46%, he emphasised the immediate need to construct or recover a total of 50 000 additional beds.Correctional Services bust 285 officials and inmates for smuggling contraband in six months High-security correctional centres are even more costly, ranging from R1 080 000 to R1 400 000 per bed space.Groenewald added that the DCS currently has 69 registered infrastructure projects, comprising both capital and maintenance initiatives.The first is a 500-bed Correctional Centre in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, which commenced in April 2022 and is expected to be completed by 2026.
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