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But Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula warned that it was not a "guesthouse" and that there would be security.
BBC: South Africa opens first unit for prison babies
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According to the Department of Correctional Services, there were 143 children below the age of two living in South African jails last year.
BBC: South Africa opens first unit for prison babies
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But, Yves Galarneau, the deputy director general of Correctional Services Western Quebec, he'd never seen anything like this escape in his three-decade-long career.
CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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"It's his wish to continue to practice, " James Smalberger, chief deputy commissioner of the department of correctional services, said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
NPR: South Africa: Will Pistorius Train While On Bail?
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Yves Galarneau, the correctional services manager who oversees the Saint-Jerome jail said he'd never seen anything like the dramatic escape in more than three decades on the job.
NPR: 2 Inmates Escape From Quebec Jail In Helicopter
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Officials will visit Pistorius at his uncle's home at least four times a month, according to James Smalberger, chief deputy commissioner of the department of correctional services, who spoke to The Associated Press last month.
NPR: Pistorius Lawyers Appeal Bail Conditions
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These programs include the establishment of a treatment system for adolescents, early intervention and treatment programs in primary healthcare settings, jail diversion programs, re-entry services for those leaving state and county correctional facilities, and overdose prevention programs.
WHITEHOUSE: Michael Botticelli