Whether he has considered granting medical parole for inmate Mathys Johannes Cloete, number 215767450, detained at Zonderwater Correctional Centre; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The medical parole application of the mentioned offender was presented to the Medical Parole Advisory Board (MPAB) on 30 November 2023 and the application was not recommended based on his clinical state and current investigations which will allow for future treatment.
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(1)What (a) total number of inmates who were released in terms of the special remission programme have reoffended since 27 October 2023 and (b) offences were committed by each offender;
(2) whether the specified inmates have been readmitted to correctional facilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. (a) A total of 326 offenders were released from 27 October 2023 to 02 November 2023 which is the project end date. Of the 326 offenders released, 02 offenders reoffended.
1. (b) Crimes committed by each offender are as follows:
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Offences Committed
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House breaking with intention to steal and Theft
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Assault
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2. Details of Inmates readmitted to Correctional Centres ...
With reference to his reply to question 185 on 7 March 2023, what are the details of the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacture, (d) date of purchase and (e) purchase price paid for each vehicle purchased by his department for (i) him and (ii) each Deputy Minister since 8 May 2019?
(i) The official vehicles for the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services are purchased and managed by Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
(ii) The Department of Correctional Services manages official vehicles for the Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services responsible for Correctional Services. The details of official vehicles purchased for the Deputy Minister since 08 May 2019 are as follows:
Whether, given that Adv Shamila Batohi, the National Director of Public Prosecutions, made a presentation to Parliament on 1 June 2022, explaining that progress on the National Prosecuting Authority’s Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Commission investigations are monitored and divided into three categories (details furnished), he will furnish Mr B N Herron with an overview of the progress of the specified cases, in relation to the total number of cases carried by each of the TRC's 10 divisions (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
1. For ease of reference firstly find an updated summary of the total number of matters under investigation as at January 2024.
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DIVISION
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TOTAL MATTERS UNDER INVESTIGATION
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DPP: WC
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11
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DPP: FS
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3
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DPP: MTHATHA
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10
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DPP: EC
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12
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DPP: NW
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11
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DPP: KZN
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27
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DPP: MPUMALANGA
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8
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DPP: NC
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5
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DPP: JHB
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23
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DPP: PTA
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14
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DPP: LMP
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13
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UNKNOWN DPPS/JURISDICTION
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(1)In light of the recent mass resignations and suspensions following the report of the Department of Correctional Services on the investigation into the escape of Mr Thabo Bester from the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) in May 2022, (a) what impact will this have on the ability of the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) facility to operate as a centre for correctional services and (b) do the specified resignations involve critical staff who may now leave the institution open to security threats;
(2) whether there is a plan to recruit replacement staff within a period of 60 days to fill all vacancies; if not, why not; if so what are the relevant details?
(1)(a) The resignations have not impacted operations as the Contractor has built-in a capacity to train more that required security staff for any disturbance that may arise at the Centre.
(1)(b) The affected staff was from security the Contractor has accordingly trained enough staff for security functions and it is therefore easy to replace the resigned and dismissed staff.
(2) The current available plan ...
(1)With reference to his reply to question 4137 on 5 January 2024, wherein he requested the details of the case that has been postponed more than 75 times, which has been confirmed as Case: T1619/2021 D928865, what reasons led to the specified case to be postponed for multiple times;
(2) what is the total cost of the specified postponements to date;
(3) what steps has his department taken (a) to mitigate against these undetectable contributors to the wasteful expenditure by the courts and (b) against officials who allegedly simply report to work to postpone cases for errors committed by the State?
1 The reasons for postponements are the following:
- The case referred to above is the State v Johannes Mmola and four others as evidenced in Rabie Ridge CAS 106/05/2021 where the accused are charged with murder and malicious damage to property. According to courts records, the case was postponed 59 times not 75 times. Please see the attached annexure A.
- The record of the ...
(1)With regard to the 16 472 inmates who were released in terms of the special remission programme, what total number of the inmates completed (a) rehabilitation and (b) re-integration programmes;
(2) What total number of the released inmates who have reoffended completed (a) rehabilitation and (b) re-integration programmes;
(3) Whether he has found that the rehabilitation and re-integration programmes are effective and sufficient to prevent reoffending; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1)(a) The total number of inmates completed (a) rehabilitation programmes are 7912.
(1)(b) The total number of inmates completed (a) re-integration programmes are 11697.
(2)(a) Total number of the released inmates who have reoffended completed rehabilitation programmes are 382.
(2)(b) Total number of the released inmates who have reoffended completed re-integration programmes are 51.
(3) Yes, the rehabilitation and re-integration programmes are effective and ...
What steps is he taking to ensure that those granted unaffordable bail are transferred to remand detention until their cases are finalised by the courts, in light of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services’ (JICS) report to Parliament in October 2023, which indicated that unaffordable bail is one of the main contributors to overcrowding in prisons in which almost 5000 inmates are unable to pay bail set at R1000?
The two strategies (categorised as direct measures in the overcrowding reduction strategy) which are driven by the Department of Correctional Services are:
- Bail review which entails submitting of applications to court in line with section 63A and 63(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act.
- Referral of applications to court for consideration of the length of detention of Remand Detainees (49G of the Correctional ...
(1) Whether he has established the reasons why the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) failed to prosecute the cases referred for prosecution by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) what measures, checks and balances has he and/or the NPA put in place to prevent an ongoing failure by the State to prosecute the specified crimes?
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As a point of departure, we wish to draw the attention of the honourable Minister to the fact that the NPA is required to present on a continuous basis progress made in TRC matters to the Justice Portfolio Committee. The latest presentation can be made available to Mr B N Herron if he has not been privy thereto.
Specifically, regarding the “Cradock 4” ...
(1)With regard to the emergency generators received from China, (a) what is the breakdown of the total number of generators that were allocated to his department and (b) how were these generators allocated to various entities within his department;
(2) (a) how were these generators transported to their final destinations and (b) what (i) are the full details of the service providers who transported the generators and (ii) is the total cost of transporting these generators;
(3) whether his department is responsible for the provision and procurement of diesel for the generators; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details, including the cost of the diesel used to date;
(4) how many of the generators that reached their destination are (a) installed and functional and (b) yet to be installed?
1. a) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) was not allocated emergency generators received from China.
b) Not applicable.
2. a) Not applicable
b) i) Not applicable
ii) Not applicable
3. Not applicable.
4. a) Not applicable
b) Not applicable.
