By Jonisayi Maromo Mar 17, Pretoria — The Department of Correctional Services said it was embarrassed after a video was circulated online showing a female officer engaging in sexual intercourse with an inmate. Nxumalo said the correctional officer would undergo a disciplinary process and action was also being taken against the inmate. The department appealed to individuals in possession of the steamy video to refrain from disseminating it. The clip has been shared particularly on Twitter, with some social media users noting that the female warder could have been blackmailed by the inmate, who is seen positioning a recording device moments before the two start kissing. In January, the department of correctional services said it was installing body scanners at identified correctional facilities within six management areas in an effort to clamp down on the smuggling of contraband into prisons. Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said the body scanners were introduced after an official was caught at St Albans Correctional Centre in the Eastern Cape trying to smuggle contraband.

Help us continue to fight human rights abuses. Please give now to support our work. South Africa should decriminalise the exchange of sex for money by consenting adults. Sex workers also reported being sexually exploited by police and forced to pay bribes to officers. Researchers interviewed 46 women who are sex workers.

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