SOWETAN | Overhaul parole regime now
The parole system needs an urgent overhaul due to the high number of early released prisoners who reoffend.
Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola this week said 555 crimes were committed by parolees in the first quarter of 2022/2023. Lamola was responding to a question asked by MP Janho Engelbrecht, and said 50 of 555 crimes were murders...
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