Johannesburg - The family of the female official who was murdered at the Leeuwkop prison last week is demanding justice for her life. The family of Eunice Moloko say it is sad to see that still no ...

According to a fellow inmate who wished to remain anonymous, the prisoner slashed his throat at 2am. The source claimed the deceased was due for parole but his incarceration had been extended for ...

The Democratic Alliance’s Ward 93 councillor, Annette Deppe, recently called an emergency meeting with Patrick Mathye, regional manager of Johannesburg Water, to address the water cuts and related ...

JOHANNESBURG: The two prisoners, who escaped from Sandton’s Leeuwkop prison, before robbing a house in Fourways, kidnapping a four-month-old baby and hijacking a double cab van, escaped by opening a ...

Water services were disconnected at Leeuwkop Prison on Friday as the correctional facility owed the City of Johannesburg R9.8 million. A business owner was also arrested for illegally reconnecting his ...

The Johannesburg high court has ruled that the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is 100% liable to pay damages to inmates at Leeuwkop Correctional Centre who, he found, had been tortured ...

Johannesburg says it shut down the water supply to Leeuwkop prison on Friday as the facility owes it nearly R10m. The move was part of the city's intensified credit control drive that included the ...

Prison authorities deny claims that an inmate became wheelchair bound following his circumcision surgery at the facility. It's alleged the inmate fell very ill after the circumcision. According to ...

South African prison services prevented an attempted jail break by Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah, which may limit his chances of parole as punishment, Manelisi Wolela, a prisons spokesman, said.

A man who is serving time for a previous murder has appeared in court for allegedly killing a female official at Leeuwkop Correctional Centre in Johannesburg. Nigel Marais, 30, appeared at the ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — One of South Africa’s most popular artists — a “people’s poet” who performed at former President Nelson Mandela’s inauguration — was released from prison Friday after ...

Pretoria — The Leeuwkop Youth Choir took top honors as the overall winners at the National Prison Choir competition that took place at the Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, yesterday. Over 1 400 male and ...