A raid at the Boksburg Correctional Service Centre left some inmates injured after scuffles broke out between prisoners and the guards.
A raid at the Boksburg Correctional Service Centre on Friday last week left some inmates injured after scuffles broke out between prisoners and the guards.
A few days after the submission, the inmates said, a group of guards arrived at the prison and beat them while looking for drugs and dangerous objects. They claimed that the authorities were also looking for some of the inmates who had led the delegation. The chaos was captured on video. According to one inmate, the conflict started after some of the prisoners protested and refused to be searched. Inmate Themba Sekgoto* said he suffered severe injuries to his head and back.
Another prisoner said they were angry that Smith had never met with them since his arrival four months ago, but had sent the guards to conduct a search. SA Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights spokesperson Golden Miles Bhudu said he warned the Department of Correctional Services of the “wildcat protest” due to sudden stopping of legal and social visits, lack of PPEs for the yet-to-be-sentenced and sentenced inmates and correctional workers, as well as warders strip-searching of prisoners.
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