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The women are also aggrieved about being allegedly harassed by a senior official, who they claim has suspended their benefits since her arrival.

These include family day visits, when prisoners come into contact with visitors, and enjoy luxuries such as having braai's and listening to music.

The official is also accused of locking up prisoners for 23 hours a day, making it difficult for them to study.

She is also accused of stopping the supply of disinfectants for shared cell toilets.

The prisoners claim to have time and time again complained to the head of the centre, but nothing has been done.

"We are now appealing to (Minister of Correctional Services) Sbu Ndebele to intervene, or else we have resolved to go on a hunger strike," said one of the inmates, who is serving life for murder.

"Although we have wronged society we still have rights.

"We are women and we cannot go on without some of the cosmetics. We also cannot stay in unhealthy cells," she said.

Gauteng Correctional Services spokesman Ofentse Morwane said only sentenced offenders were entitled to family days.

"Family days are organised to ensure that offenders get an opportunity to spend time with their families for the entire day since family support is crucial for their rehabilitation," saidMorwane.

He dismissed the inmates' claims of being denied cleaning materials as "incorrect and misleading".

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Oct 15, 2012

2shy2call

Please do. Will be cutting costs
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Oct 15, 2012

Pointman

Just implement the policies wrt to prisoners and all will be fine. Making rules off the cuff will lead to conflict.
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Oct 15, 2012

maneater

yaah ne ? you in prison for murder but you are complaining about braais? haai f0kof man!!!
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Oct 15, 2012

asaowe

i guess they have more right than law abiding citizens
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Oct 15, 2012

Chichi7

It is there right... please allow them to hunger strike all they want. The minute they did crime, they let go of their rights as law abiding citizens, so really, starve for all we care.
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Oct 15, 2012

MGEEZ

"We are now appealing to (Minister of Correctional Services) Sbu Ndebele to intervene, or else we have resolved to go on a hunger strike," said one of the inmates, who is serving life for murder.

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Prisoners trying to hold the country at Ransom!!!
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Oct 15, 2012

mambozana

SA is really fucked up place, why really care what they do. Let them starve to death if they wish to, nobody really cares.
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Oct 15, 2012

Mosquer

So taba ya strike e šetše e le fashion mo e bego gore le dibofša di a striker. But anyway le them continue we will cut cost and the community will be save as they will be no murderer to be freed
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Oct 15, 2012

Mosquer

"We are now appealing to (Minister of Correctional Services) Sbu Ndebele to intervene, or else we have resolved to go on a hunger strike," said one of the inmates, who is serving life for murder.
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Go on and taste death just like the one you stole his/her life
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Oct 15, 2012

somaartakeit

They should be encouraged to go hungry after all they have not deserve the feed.
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