Fruits of smuggling into prison curbed
People visiting friends, family and loved ones incarcerated at Barberton Department of Correctional Services (DCS) are no longer allowed to bring in items bought outside the prison.
BARBERTON – People visiting friends, family and loved ones incarcerated at Barberton Department of Correctional Services (DCS) are no longer allowed to bring in items bought outside the prison.
This is according to a new policy that has been put into effect by the DCS.
On Monday, offenders at Maximum B refused to eat their breakfast in protest of the new policy.
According to Mesia Hlungwani, DCS spokesman, the new policy has not only been enforced at Barberton prisons, but countrywide.
He said the new policy was aimed at clamping down on contraband smuggled into their prisons by visitors.
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“There have been many instances in which visitors have attempted to smuggle drugs, money and dangerous weapons into our prisons by concealing those contraband in items they brought from outside. In consultation, the management decided to effect a policy that all offenders who will require any necessities like body lotions, cigarettes and non-perishable foods will have to place an order in our kiosks,” said Hlungwani.
A family day will be held at Maximum B on Sunday.
Last year, three men were arrested after they allegedly tried to smuggle R600 into the prison using bananas.
