(1) (a) How many foreigners do we have in our prisons to date and (b) which countries do they originate from; (2) how much does it cost the taxpayer to keep the foreigners in our prisons; (3) are there plans in place to deport them to their countries of origin to finish serving their sentences; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Whether his department has, since the judgment over the punk style of a certain dreadlocked official (name furnished), reviewed its dress and hair policy for employees of his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Yes, the policy has been reviewed and is in the process of approval.
In the meantime a communiqué has been released to sensitize all
officials of the changes.
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(1) With regard to his reply to question 3140 on 29 November 2012, what was the total amount paid (a)(i) in full, (ii) reduced or (iii) cancelled in relation to all claims for (aa) bodily injury or (bb) assault in the 2011-12 financial year and (b) to each claimant in relation to each individual claim for (i) bodily injury or (ii) assault respectively, of these, which claimants were paid in full; (2) whether one claim was paid following a court order; if so, (3) whether this related to a claim of assault; (4) whether, apart from the case referred to in above, all other claims were settled out of court?
(1) Did the Department of Labour conduct inspections at correctional centres in the Eastern Cape; if so, (a) why and (b) at which centres; (2) did the Department of Labour furnish him or his department with a report of these inspections; if so, what were the (a) findings and (b) recommendations; (3) are the recommendations being implemented; if not, why not; (4) is the report being made available to (a) unions and (b) staff associations; if not, why not?
(1) How many (a) parolees and (b) probationers have been fitted with electronic tracking devices on their release; (2) what is the cost of each tracking device; (3) (a) what plans does his department have to roll out the use of tracking devices and (b) when is it anticipated that the greater use of these devices will be rolled out?
(1) Whether he confirms his commitment to turning prisons into learning centres; if not, why not; if so, (a) what prompted his statement and (b) what has he found is wrong with the current rehabilitation programmes; (2) whether the rehabilitation programmes will be replaced with education and learning; if not, why not; if so, (3) whether this is government’s new approach to correctional policy; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether there has been (a) consensus from other departments concerned and (b) approval via public participation of this move; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) what percentage will education constitute of the whole rehabilitation process of his department’s operations?
(1) Whether his department is currently experiencing an increase in the number of (a) female prisoners and (b) female prisoners with minor children; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) what are the figures in the past five years with regard to women incarcerated for (a) violent crimes and (b) murder of their spouses; (3) whether this has contributed to the increase in the number of children incarcerated with their mothers; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) Whether his department has investigated the nature of complaints that led to the hospitalisation of five inmates at the Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville and treatment of 40 other female offenders from Pretoria Female Correctional Centre in early March 2013; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what is the condition of food hygiene (a) at the specified centre and (b) in prison facilities nationwide?
(1)(a) Yes, inmates reported ill with fever, diarrhoea, vomiting and
abdominal cramps.
(b) Eighty seven (87) inmates were treated internally an additional
five (5) inmates were referred to Kalafong Out-patient Unit for
treatment and were discharged the same day.
The matter was reported to the Gauteng Provincial Department of
Health. The Gauteng Provincial Department of Health then reported the
matter to the National Institute ...
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(1) With further reference to his reply to question 2774 on 31 October 2012, have the services of a service provider been procured to repair and maintain the control rooms; if not, why not; if so, (a) what service provider has been contracted, (b) when was the contract awarded, (c) what are the deliverables in terms of the contract, (d) what is the duration of the contract and (e) what is the cost of the services; (2) whether the staff of his department who are currently employed in the control rooms will continue to be employed in the control rooms; if not, (a) why not, (b) how many staff members will be affected and (c) to which capacities will they be reassigned?
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)
No, the repair and maintenance service provider has not been
appointed yet.
The Independent Development Trust IDT) has been appointed by the
Department to procure a service provider to repair and maintain the
control rooms. This process is currently in process.
It need to be mentioned that the project does not only involve the
maintenance of the ...
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Whether his department receives monetary assistance from (a) other government departments, (b) state entities and (c) nongovernmental organisations to promote rehabilitation of offenders; if so, in each case, what amount was received in the latest financial year for which information is available?
