Relatives of one of the deceased received an upsetting phone call informing them that their 25-year-old family member had passed away on Wednesday last week.
The family, which has an informant inside the Krugersdorp Correctional Services, was allegedly told that the relative and another prisoner had both died of drug overdoses.
It is believed they may have injected Tik at the time of their death. Tik is another name for the drug known as Crystal Meth. Other rumours suggest that they may even have injected washing powder.