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More than 100,000 cellphones smuggled into prisons by guards, Madlanga Commission hears

Reported by IOL (site feed) · · Kamogelo.moichela@iol.co.za (Kamogelo Moichela)

More than 100,000 cellphones smuggled into prisons by guards, Madlanga Commission hears — photograph supplied by IOL (site feed)

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Thobakgale described contraband as a central driver of an illicit prison economy that fuels criminal activity inside correctional centres and strengthens links between incarcerated offenders and criminal networks outside.

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