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Jailhouse rot: Cellphones, cash, drugs, alcohol, knives and tattoo machines smuggled into SA jails

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With overcrowding at 155% and corruption rampant, prisons have become hubs of crime. Dishonest warders help smuggle banned items and money, while gangsters tighten their grip from behind bars.

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Jailhouse rot: Cellphones, cash, drugs, alcohol, knives and tattoo machines smuggled into SA jails

With overcrowding at 155% and corruption rampant, prisons have become hubs of crime. Dishonest warders help smuggle banned items and money, while gangsters tighten their grip from behind bars.

2 days ago·South Africa

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The Irish Sun

Drugs-blighted jail not allowed CCTV cameras - because it's Grade II listed

A DRUGS-blighted prison has not been allowed to put CCTV on its perimeter wall — because it is Grade II listed. Planners will not permit it as the stone barrier, and the 206-year-old nick’s entrance, are on Historic England’s National Heritage List. Shutterstock EditorialHMP Maidstone in Kent has not been allowed to put CCTV on its perimeter wall — because it is Grade II listed[/caption] GettyA justice system insider said Maidstone jail chiefs w…

13 hours ago·Ireland

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Daily Maverick broke the news in South Africa 2 days ago on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

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Jailhouse rot: Cellphones, cash, drugs, alcohol, knives and tattoo machines smuggled into SA jails

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Jailhouse rot: Cellphones, cash, drugs, alcohol, knives and tattoo machines smuggled into SA jails

Jailhouse rot: Cellphones, cash, drugs, alcohol, knives and tattoo machines smuggled into SA jails

Drugs-blighted jail not allowed CCTV cameras - because it's Grade II listed

Drugs-blighted jail not allowed CCTV cameras - because it's Grade II listed

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