Department of Correctional Services Parole Boards

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Department of Correctional Services Parole
Boards

• S. Dichabe
• 08 September 2009
• For Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services

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Outline

• Background
• Mandate
• Challenges
• Successes
• Recommendations
• Conclusion

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Background

• Legal Mandate
• DCS Act 8 of 1959
• DCS Act 111 of 1998
• Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1957
• Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997
• White Paper on Corrections
• Promotion of Access to Information, Act 2 of 2000
• Victims Charter 2004

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Challenges

• Non parole periods ordered by the courts.
• Lack of representation by SAPS and Justice in
  board structures.
• Sentencing of children (13 16 yr olds).
• Lack of resources for marketing VE.
• Blurred reporting and accountability.
• Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB)
  Chairperson Remuneration and benefits.

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Successes

• Masibambisane National Excellence Award 2009
• Successful motion applications to court (36)
• VE awareness campaigns
• Statistics for 2008/2009
• 1875 parole applications
• 766 parole granted (41)
• 4 placed on medical parole (0.00)
• 14 sentence conversions (0.75)
• 972 further profiles (52)
• 93 parole violations (5)

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Recommendations

• In-depth CMC training.
• Involvement of SAPS and Justice on the PB.
• Establishment of a reformatory for children in
  conflict with the law (FS).
• Availability of resources for VE marketing.
• Clear policy guidelines on lines of reporting and
  accountability
• Implementation of DPSA benefit structures.

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Conclusion

• Thank You for the opportunity given to present to
  the Committee our challenges and recommendations
• Ke a leboha!
• Baie dankie!