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Title: H: ESCAPES


1
H ESCAPES
  • The total number of escapes and escapees for the
    years 2000 2001 are
  • Target 2000
  • Year 2000 60 65
  • Year 2001 43 48

2
H ESCAPES
  • Where temporary members were negligent prison
    labour are withdrawn.
  • Monitors who abscond do not get a second chance
    to be classified as a monitor.
  • Structural defects are rectified.
  • Stricter criteria were set to allocate prisoners
    to working teams and monitors.

3
H ESCAPES
  • Members are sensitized on a regular basis on
    security awareness to prevent escapes.
  • Security measures are adopted to strengthen
    security and to prevent similar escapes.

4
G SECURITY
  • Security equipment e.g. Fire-arms, bullet proof
    jackets, batons etc. are available.
  • Ten Emergency Support Teams were instituted to
    serve all prisons and additional teams are to be
    trained and establish at Pietermaritzburg and
    Empangeni.
  • Searching is conducted on a daily basis.
  • Effective liaison with SAPS and other emergency
    services are in place.
  • Steps to address problems
  • Labour Relations issues are being addressed,
  • Structural problems are being addressed, within
    Budget contraints.
  • Needs based training sessions / programs are in
    place,
  • The PC Office has designed a program to train
    officials and management,
  • Duty sheets are being revised to ensure
    responsibility and accountability.

5
O CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION PAROLE
  • No of probationers parolees 8 008
  • No of probationers 2 699
  • No of parolees 5 309
  • No of absconders 4 090
  • The personnel controlling these people are 215 in
    total. The ratio between personnel and inmates is
    140

6
O CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION PAROLE
  • Recidivism statistics of prisoners released
    currently on Correctional Supervision and parole
    are 400 in total. (Re-offended during parole or
    supervision period).
  • Some of the problems and shortages experienced
    areLimited office accommodation, Vehicle
    shortages, Lack of communication equipment,
    Security equipment, Lack of training regarding
    personnel. Violence/intimidation against
    monitoring officials

7
  • Members who are working at Community Correction
    offices are receiving training on a regular
    basis. They receive training in the workshops
    which are held from time to time.
  • Juvenile offenders and other probationers are
    placed on programs by the Social workers and they
    are sometimes referred to external institutions
    like FAMSA, AA, Rehab centres etc.
  • Juvenile offender are engaged in constructive
    recreation e.g. football, cricket, table tennis
    etc.
  • The establishment of tracing units at Community
    Correction offices has had a positive
    contribution in the reduction of absconders.

8
  • The role of the community at Community
    Corrections offices cannot be over-emphasized.
    Community involvement is done during Community
    Corrections forums which are conducted quarterly.
    The forum consists of members of the community,
    Amakhozi, Counselors, the members of the SAPS,
    officials of the Department of Justice etc.
  • Such forums are important in sensitizing the
    communities about the role of Community
    Correction offices and the advantage thereof.
    Traditional leaders Amakhozi are very
    co-operative in promoting Correctional
    Supervision sentences.

9
  • Violence / intimidation against monitoring
    officials. There have been reports that
    monitoring officials are threatened with physical
    violence in other areas and others have been
    attacked (8 members).
  • In violence torn areas the temporary monitoring
    officials are appointed on a temporary basis to
    monitor probationers / parolees residing in those
    areas. This has been proved to be effective in
    protecting the lives of the monitoring officials.

10
J HEALTH ISSUES
  • All prisoners who have been tested for Aids
    inside the prisons have consented to such testing
    and, on top of that have also been subjected to
    pre-test and post test counseling irrespective of
    the results. HIV tests are normally performed
    under the following reasons
  • On request by a prisoner
  • When requested by the visiting medical doctor
  • When ordered by the court of law (currently there
    are no known cases under this category)

11
  • There has been a steady increase of HIV/Aids
    infected
  • prisoners in the Province over the previous
    months
  • April 2001 674 HIV 22 Aids patients
  • May 2001 683 HIV 24 Aids patients
  • June 2001 692 HIV 24 Aids patients
  • July 2001 721 HIV 24 Aids patients
  • August 2001 745 HIV 25 Aids patients
  • NB the above figures are not 100 reflective of
    the number of HIV /Aids infected prisoners since
    they only represent prisoners who have consented
    to HIV / Aids testing whilst in the prison.

12
  • L REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT
  • SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
  • There are 80 posts for Social Workers in the
    Province, with 4 posts being vacant at this point
    in time. Interviews for these posts were
    conducted during September 2001.
  • Categories of work
  • 59 Social workers work with inmates in the
    various prisons in the Province, offering
    individual counseling, group programs and
    community work projects. The ratio of Social
    workers to sentenced prisoners is 1330. Services
    are also offered to awaiting trial persons during
    a crisis situation. 21 Social workers are
    employed at the Community Corrections offices
    doing pre-sentence assessment for the sentence of
    Correctional Supervision and offering individual
    and group programs to probationers and parolees.
    The ratio of Social workers probationers is 1
    125.

13
  • SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
  • The ratio of Social Workers to Sentenced
    prisoners is
  • 1 330
  • The ratio of Social Workers to Probationers is
  • 1125
  • Rehabilitation programs Offenders involved
  • Life skills 7 052
  • Family and Marriage Care 3 947
  • Alcohol 1 971
  • Drug 1 450
  • Orientation 8 841
  • Sexual Offenders 1 012
  • Aggressive Offenders 849
  • HIV Aids 1 103
  • Pre-release 2 479

14
  • The programs were aimed at equipping offenders
    with skills to assist them in coping with
    everyday life situation upon release from prison,
    thereby becoming assets to families and
    communities and assisting with their
    re-integration into society.
  • During the past year attention was given to
    empowering Social workers in the form of two
    workshops, one of which was facilitated by an
    external organization. Restorative Justice is an
    element of Victims Empowerment which is one of
    the pillars of the National Crime Prevention
    Strategy.
  • Programs were also geared towards the needs of
    priority groups within the correctional system
    e.g. women, children and the youth.
  • A research project was conducted with offenders
    with the view to consult about the nature of
    services required and the offenders experience of
    current programs being offered in keeping with
    the Batho Pele principles.

15
  • TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL
  • WORKERS
  • During the past year Social workers were exposed
    to various training programs e.g. computer
    training, training in Restorative Justice, Life
    Skills Training, Investment in Excellence,
    Financial Management, Domestic Violence Act,
    Cross Roads concept, take a Lead in Life program
    etc.

16
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
  • There are 10 Psychological posts in the Province.
  • There are 3 Psychologists appointed and 7 vacant
    posts.
  • Two Psychologists in Durban Management area, one
    in Pietermaritzburg. The 3 psychologists render
    need-orientated services to the entire Province.
  • The ratio of psychologists to prisoners are
    15034
  • Solutions to problems of shortages in
    psychologists in KZN
  • Expand bursaries
  • Upgrading of infrastructure
  • Revising of salary scales
  • Marketing

17
  • RELIGIOUS CARE
  • Chaplains 4
  • Religious care clerks 45
  • Religious care workers 320
  • The religious care workers performed above the
  • target
  • Church services performed 535
  • Group sessions performed 320
  • Personal interviews 345

18
  • Religious workers are doing tremendous work in
  • counselling the inmates.
  • There was an urgent need amongst the members of
    the DCS because many members committed suicide. A
    committee comprised of chaplains, Social workers,
    Psychologists and Employee Assistant
    Practitioners was established to assist members
    with serious problems. Many members were
    counselled and the high rate of suicides was
    decreased.

19
M EDUCATION TRAINING
  • This province has 71 Educationists posts at
    present.
  • The member to student ratio for education are
    162
  • The member to student ratio for training 131

20
  • Prisoners participating in the Education and
    Training programs
  • ABET Wrote Passed
  • June 2000 701 462
  • Nov 2000 852 494
  • June 2001 912 556
  • Matric exams
  • Nov 1999 162 97
  • Nov 2000 231 140

21
N PRISON WORK PROGRAMS
  • 56 of the sentenced prison population throughout
    the Province are presently in some form of work
    programs.
  • Prisoners are utilized in different areas as far
    as work programs are concerned e.g. Work spans,
    tea makers, cleaners, cooks and chefs, waiters,
    maintenance, work in clothing factory, laundry.

22
N PRISON WORK PROGRAMS
  • Mess (Cooks), Workshops, Monitors, Terrain
    maintenance, Agriculture, Logistics, Butchery,
    Married Quarters, Single Quarters, General
    programs.

23
  • D CHILDREN YOUTHS
  • Total number of children in prisons are 942, they
    are however not supposed to be kept in prisons
    but if they are admitted arrangements are made
    for them to be transferred to places of safety
    with the help of Social workers.

24
  • Durban Youth Center and Ekuseni Youth Center are
    the two youth correctional centers in KZN.
  • Youths 0-18y 18-21y
  • Awaiting trial- 307 2478
  • Sentenced- 635 2230

25
D BABIES SMALL CHILDREN SPECIAL NEEDS
  • The limited facilities and equipment for mothers
    and their babies consist of cots, toys, eating
    utensils, creche, flasks etc.
  • Soft toys, jungle gyms, tunnels and swings are in
    a shortage at most prisons.
  • There exists a great need for catering regarding
    mothers and babies.

26
  • Natal-Technikon students (Child care) conduct
    Therapautic programs
  • Stimulants to babies visit to bird parks, beach
    parks and shopping centres.
  • Manage and sensitize mothers regarding child
    abuse.
  • Mothers acquire life skills training, laundry and
    work shops. Children are cared for by child
    minders.
  • Programs Parental guidance multidisciplinary
    programs

27
K RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
  • The recreational facilities available for
    prisoners are Snooker, Table tennis, Soccer,
    Zulu dancing, Volleyball, Choir, Boxing, Karate,
    Fingerboard, Chess, Video viewing, Musical
    instruments, Uno, Bingo, Playing cards, Back
    Gammon etc.
  • Budgets for the prisons combined regarding
    recreational facilities are R392 000

28
K RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
  • There is enough facilities at present, but space
    for development is very limited.

29
  • Recreation
  • Sport, recreation, arts and culture committees
    were instituted.
  • 10 Floating trophies are awarded for all
    Provincial events
  • Oct 2000 Prov Athletics Championships
    Kingspark
  • Jan 2001 Prov Choir Competition
  • Feb 2001 Prov Netball and Volleyball clinic
  • April 2001 Prov Netball and Volleyball
    Championship Ncome
  • June 2001 Prov Zulu dance competition, Glencoe
  • July 2001 Prov Karate Indoor games
    championship Ekuseni
  • Aug 2001 Prov Soccer championship Empangeni

30
  • UNIT MANAGEMENT
  • Unit Management is a breaking down of a
    Correctional centre into defined manageable units
    it is also the case with KZN prisons. The
    implementation thereof is in place in the
    following Management areas / prisons
  • Mtunzini
  • Waterval
  • Ekuseni Youth Development Centre
  • However there are still some barriers which make
    it difficult for other Management areas to
    implement it but there are some measures in place
    towards the implementation e.g. Empangeni and
    Pietermaritzburg and the newly built Kokstad
    which are built according to the Unit Management
    structure.

31
  • Social worker from Empangeni renders service to
    prisoners at Mtunzini once per week in terms of
    the structured day program. Social workers at
    Ekuseni are allocated to different units
    (villages). Social workers at Pietermaritzburg
    and Qalakabusha work in the different units
    regarding services.
  • All meals are served according to a structured
    day program in all prisons throughout KZN except
    Durban Youth Centre, Medium B, Medium C,
    Pietermaritzburg, Waterval and Ncome.
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