Inmates on special remission programme re-arrested

JOHANNESBURG - Just over 100 of the inmates who were released on a special remission programme, are in trouble once again.

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The program which was designed to deal with overcrowding, saw 16,000 inmates released.

According to the Justice Minister, some inmates weren't even free for a week before they were rearrested.

The DA's Janho Engelbrecht spoke with eNCA.