2.5.2 The Committee's May visit to the Rustenburg, Ebongweni and Durban Westville correctional centres revealed maintenance challenges that emphasised the urgency with which the working relationship between the DCS and the DPW needed to be addressed. Poor maintenance and infrastructural weaknesses compromise security as well as humane conditions of detention. When boilers are broken, as in the case of the Rustenburg and Ebongweni correctional centres, inmates do not have access to hot water, and food preparation is compromised. Owing to poor ventilation the Ebongweni Correctional Centre completed in 2002 at a cost of more than R500 million, has occupancy of less than 50%. In addition to having resulted in the centre not operating optimally, the lack of ventilation could have serious consequences should there be a breakout of an airborne disease. Broken windows, even if they are too small for an inmate to escape through, pose a threat to safety, as shards of glass can be used against fellow inmates and staff. Faulty access control equipment can lead to serious security breaches: the Durban Westville escapees had allegedly managed to scale the electronic fence because it was not working at the time. Leaking roofs, damaged walls and broken toilets, are harmful to health and promote the spread of disease. Taps that are left to run for even just hours cost the State dearly in natural and financial resources.