Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)

Chapter III : Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human Dignity

Part A : General requirements

15. Death in a correctional centre
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1)Where an inmate dies and a medical practitioner cannot certify that the death was due to natural causes, the Head of the Correctional Centre must in terms of section 2 of the Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959), report such death.

 

2)Any death in a correctional centre must be reported forthwith to the Inspecting Judge who may carry out or instruct the National Commissioner to conduct any enquiry.

 

3)The Head of the Correctional Centre must forthwith inform the next of kin of the inmate who has died or, if the next of kin are unknown, any other relative.