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28 Oct 2013

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BBC News Africa

South Africa G4S prison staff accused of abuse

Staff at one of South Africa's most dangerous prisons, run by...G4S, have been accused of "shocking" abuses and of losing control. The South African government has temporarily taken over the running of Mangaung prison from G4S and launched an official investigation. It comes after inmates claimed they had been subjected to electric shocks and forced injections. G4S says it has seen no evidence of abuse by its employees...