South African Officials Face Suspension Over 'Prison Strippers'

According to the Department of Correctional Services, 13 officials will be served with letters of contemplation of suspension after photographs of inmates at the Johannesburg Medium B Prison interacting with scantily-clad women circulated on social media.

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

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