JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Correctional Services says it will deal with unruly inmates who barricaded a sectional gate during a search operation at Boksburg prison.
Chaos broke out on Monday when officials tried to seize illegal cellphones and other contraband at the facility.
The department is launching an investigation into the incident and has promised swift justice to those involved.
"They didn't want to be searched and that is something that we cannot allow as a department as even law-abiding citizens when coming to our facilities, are subjected to searching," said the department's Singabakho Nxumalo.
"So as a department we make it clear that we will not allow that and those inmates behind it have been identified, we will continue to identify the others and there are processes in place to deal with unruly inmates."