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Spotlight Minisode - The Parole Predicament

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In the last few months South Africa has seen a spate of vicious crimes committed by offenders who were out on bail or parole. This is not an isolated issue and in today's minisode we discuss South Africa's prison overcrowding and how our parole system is enabling violent offenders.
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12 Mar 2020 English Explicit South Africa True Crime · News

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