Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola told Parliament that prison breakouts account for less than 1% of the total number of inmates in South Africa.
CAPE TOWN - Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola moved to assure Parliament that despite the notorious escape of convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester, the country does not have porous correctional centres.
Lamola said Bester’s escape was not a poor reflection of the state of security at the country’s prisons.
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