The national spokesperson for the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), Singabakho Nxumalo, has confirmed that the circulating videos of Boksburg inmates claiming that they were shot with rubber bullets by prison warders for no reason are untrue.
The national spokesperson for the Department of Correctional Services , Singabakho Nxumalo, has confirmed that the circulating videos of Boksburg inmates claiming that they were shot with rubber bullets by prison warders for no reason are untrue.
“The few unruly inmates, who sought to prevent the searching exercise, knew that they were hiding contraband and cellphones in their prison cells. “DCS will never compromise the safety and security of the inmates, officials, members of the community and service providers,” said Nxumalo.
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