Beds for cash and sex: Disturbing claims rock Tshwane's Kgosi Mampuru prison
Prisoners at Kgosi Mampuru are being made to pay fellow inmates R240 for a place to sleep.
Prisoners at Kgosi Mampuru, a Tshwane prison, are reportedly being forced to pay for cells and even sex. Those unable to pay are left sleeping on concrete floors in overcrowded, smelly cells. Two former inmates, who spent time in the facility this year, detailed the disturbing conditions. One man was given a cellphone and bank details to arrange payment for a bunk bed in cells C1 and C2, which reportedly involved sexual favors.
He was moved to another cell after refusing. Another inmate, held in C1 in January, suffered a severe psychotic episode. The Department of Correctional Services is investigating these claims, stating they are serious and not allowed under standard procedures. The department has found the allegations disturbing but did not address the sexual coercion aspect.
Kgosi Mampuru houses 62,000 inmates, over the approved capacity, with overcrowding affecting many regions nationwide.
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