Bester escaped the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) in 2022 but the transfer of custodianship had already been on the cards since 2021.
The department gave a presentation to parliament on Tuesday to outline their readiness to assume control of the facility.
Located on the outskirts of Bloemfontein, MCC was opened in July 2021 and has since been controlled by a private entity called Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts (BCC).
The company had a 25-year contract to manage the facility, a role that was outsourced to another private entity, G4S.
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