About 48 prisoners escape from SA’s prisons each year: Ronald Lamola
LOCAL An average of 48 prisoners escape from SA prisons each year. In a written reply to a question in the National Assembly, justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola said 285 prisoners escaped from custody over the past six financial years — from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. “There was an average of 151,495 inmates in custody at any given time during [this] period. The escape rate can be averaged at […]
