Kwanele Khumalo has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of Westville prison warden Rishinund Maharaj, ...

Eugene de Kock testified that one of the police officers implicated in the killings had asked him to help assist with a cover ...

One of South Africa’s most notorious apartheid police commanders has testified at a new inquiry into the 1985 killing of four ...

At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the ...

A video showed a prisoner cooking inside his cell, sparking concern about safety, oversight, and conditions in South African ...

Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so ...

Vincent Smith’s jailing is a landmark, but most of those implicated in South Africa’s state capture remain beyond the reach ...

Two gang members who gunned down a pregnant woman in a hail of bullets have been sentenced to life in prison, with additional ...

Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo unpacks the costs and challenges within the prison system.

Scottish actor Bryan Larkin says making the film was an intense experience Scottish actor Bryan Larkin says the intense experience of shooting his latest film is not one he would like to repeat in ...

Prison pastors Josh Riggs and Peter Finch pose for a portrait in Burlington on Feb. 17, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Most Wednesday nights, Josh Riggs puts on sweatpants and a t-shirt, packs ...

Somang Prison, the only private and Christian-run penitentiary in Asia, seeks to treat inmates with dignity—and it sees results. At 13, Cho felt his life split in two. His family moved from South ...