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ZA HPRA A2084-A-Aa-Aa1-Aa1.1-Aa1.1.11-Aa1.1.12.3
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Undated letters
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- undated (Creation)
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Includes letter from a Mr. X at Brandvlei Prison in Worcester concerning a prisoner Nkomo who died in a fire whilst handcuffed to the bars of his solitary cell; also mentions Naughtyboy Nkondo & Fumanekile Soga who he alleges were tortured and died in the same prison; letter from Standerton Prison addressed to "Office of Prison Spokesman CH Zuzman, No. 6 Revera St., " from John Jiyana and 14 others who mention sodomy and "Vicks" which may be AIDS. There are several other letters in this file that mention sodomy as an ongoing problem in jail.