9th Interim Report - South Africa Government Online

allow the prisoner to receive a contact visit when such
prisoner was not entitled to such visit.
CHAPTER FOUR : CORRUPT PRIVILEGE ABUSES
4.1 This Chapter deals with incidents at Johannesburg Prison where a extremely
intelligent but cunning and deceptive inmate manipulated the prison system
and managed hoodwink numerous members of the Department and a
financial advisor outside prison to involve themselves in improper and
corrupt activities. The said corrupt activities resulted in the inmate receiving
numerous gifts and privileges to which she was not entitled.
Several warders allowed themselves to become party to an elaborate scam
whereby the financial advisor outside prison paid for visits, on the pretext of
paying for the studies of the warders. They received money which, in fact,
was nothing more than a bribe for such warders turning a blind eye to the
inmate receiving visits and gifts to which she was not entitled.
4.2 The Commission made the following recommendations in respect of the
warders who were implicated in these improper actions:-
4.2.1 Mrs Avril Sims
4.2.1.1 She should be suspended immediately;
4.2.1.2 She should be charged with the following transgressions:
4.2.1.2.1 Provision, receipt or claiming of money or other
reward from a prisoner Clause 4.7 (Column A) of
the Disciplinary Code; and
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