(1) Whether he has been informed of the investigation conducted in 2012 at Kimberley Correctional Services into a breakdown in communication between officials and a certain person (name and details furnished) and other human resource matters; if so, what is the status of the investigation; (2) whether the investigation has been completed; if so, what (a) was the outcome and (b) measures have been put in place to prevent this in future?

(1) Whether his department has the capacity to implement a three strikes policy for inmates; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what criteria does his department intend to use in determining inmates who qualify for such a policy; (2) whether his department has found that this policy can help to reduce the prison population and repeat occurrences of crime in the country; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

(1) On what grounds did he terminate the contract of a certain person (name and details furnished); (2) whether the specified person was informed of the contract termination; if so, (a) on what date and (b) how was he informed?

Which other departments can his department work with to ensure that prisoners (a) are truly rehabilitated and (b) are looked after once they leave the prisons, especially if they are homeless and without any skills?

(1) Whether a certain person (details furnished) has a criminal record; if so, (a) what (i) crimes was the person convicted of and (ii) sentence did the person receive, (b) on what date did each offence occur and (c) when was the person released from prison; (2) (a) was he informed of the person’s criminal record and (b) did the person declare the criminal record at the time the person applied for the position the person currently holds?

(a) What is his department’s plan to reduce its reliance on consultants in the 2012-13 financial year and (b) how will the levels of leadership be improved to ensure that (i) senior staff members are retained and (ii) persons are held accountable for any irregularities with regard to the misappropriation of his department’s budget?

(1) What are the conditions under which inmates at Mangaung Correctional Centre are transferred to the intermediate unit; (2) whether inmates are afforded access to due process prior to being transferred to the intermediate unit; if not, why not; (3) (a) for what period are inmates housed in the intermediate unit and (b) under what conditions are they transferred back to the main centre; (4) whether the (a) Controller and (b) Independent Correctional Centres Visitors (ICCVs) regularly visit the intermediate unit; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, how frequently; (5) whether the transfer to the intermediate unit differs from segregation as contemplated in section 30 of the Correctional Services Act, Act 111 of 1998; if so, in what way is it different?

(1) Whether his department has awarded a contract for the supply of electronic tracking devices to monitor offenders; if so, (a) when was the tender (i) advertised and (ii) awarded, (b) to which company or entity was the tender awarded and (c) what (i) are the key variables and (ii) is the cost of the contract; (2) with reference to his reply to question 517 on 16 April 2013 regarding the cost of the implementation of the Electronic Monitoring Pilot Project, what is the unit cost of each tracking device; (3) whether the tracking devices are manufactured locally; if not, (a) where are they manufactured and (b) were there no local companies that tendered for this contract?

(a) How many incidents of drug smuggling have occurred in each correctional centre in the (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13 financial years and (b) in each case, (i) how many officials were implicated and (ii) what subsequent disciplinary action has been taken against them?

(1) Whether any staff member in his department (a) performed work in addition to the responsibilities related to his or her work, outside normal working hours, in the (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2010-11, (iv) 2011-12 and (v) 2012-13 financial years and (b) has been performing such work during the period 1 April 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, how is it determined whether such work is being performed or not; if so, in each case, (aa) how many staff members and (bb) in what job or work categories are the specified staff members employed; (2) whether approval for such work was obtained in each case; if not, what are the relevant details; if so, (a) what is the policy of his department in this regard, (b) by whom are such applications considered and approved, (c) how many contraventions of this policy were brought to the attention of his department in the (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13 financial years and (d) what steps have been taken against transgressors?