South Africa: Viral Photos of Prison 'Strip-Show' Drive Facebook Users Up the Pole

Photographs which surfaced on Facebook of a seemingly raucous "family day" at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre, showing scantily-clad women dancing with prisoners, have been confirmed as authentic.

The Department of Correctional Services held an urgent media conference on Monday after the photographs surfaced over the weekend.

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