Torture and assault by prison wardens are among the allegations made by prisoners.
More than 3,000 inmates at the Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre just outside Louis Trichardt, Limpopo are being transferred to other prisons after a massive fire, which killed one person, damaged the facility this week.The fire was allegedly started by rioting prisoners on Monday after their complaints that their grievances about the conditions and ill-treatment at the facility fell on deaf ears.
Seabi said in one of the cases the docket had gone missing from the police station. “The Police in Makhado have opened Common Assault case 125/03/2023, after a prisoner was assaulted by a warden.” He said it was alleged that at 6.25pm on 9 December 2021 the complainant was fighting with other inmates in the cells when the warden came in and took him to another cell, where he was beaten and accused of starting the fight.
“This is a private prison and one would think that they are being properly rehabilitated as per the Act 111 of 1998, that clearly stipulates that the inmates must be in a safe and secure environment. This is so that when they are convicted and sentenced, they can be reintegrated back into society once they have served their time,” said Glynnis Marriday, manager at Exclusive Mediators.
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