# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Correctional Services has expressed concern about the unnatural deaths of inmates in detention. The committee received a report from the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services on its first-quarter performance for 2025/2026. The JICS Complaints Unit received a total of 177 complaints, which includes 46 cases of inmate-on-inmate assault. There were 29 complaints of official-on-inmate assault and 21 complaints relating to attempted suicide. There were 24 unnatural deaths and 120 natural deaths recorded. The committee has demanded a full report from the Department of Correctional Services.
Parliament committee concerned about unnatural deaths of inmates in detention