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Groenewald outlines prison rehabilitation reviews as overcrowding persists
Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald says the department has not replaced its prison healthcare model, while reviews of selected rehabilitation programmes continue amid persistent overcrowding and concerns about inmate welfare.
South Africa
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Groenewald has outlined existing prison healthcare arrangements and plans to review selected rehabilitation programmes, while acknowledging that overcrowding requires a coordinated response across the criminal justice system.
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- October 25, 2026
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- IOL