PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 2025
DATE SUBMITTED:
MR AT FRITZ (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
1. Whether any dates for the new trial remand detention Centres to be up
and running has been set; if so, (a) what are these dates for each
centre, (b) will these deadlines be met; if not, (a) why not, (b) when
is it expected that each of these centres be operational?
2. Where will each of these centres be located?
3. How will awaiting trial detainees in rural areas be accommodated?
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2677E
REPLY
1. (a)(b)(a)(b) There are no new Remand Detention Centres being
built. However, eleven (11) existing centres have been identified
to accommodate remand detainees across the country and the
migration of Awaiting Trial Detainees to the identified eleven (11)
centres has been completed with the exception of Potchefstroom
Correctional Centre.
A schedule with regard to the identified correctional
centres is as follows
|REGION |CORRECTIONAL |COMMENTS/REASONS |MIGRATION |
| |CENTRE | |PROCESS |
|Free State |Grootvlei |This centre will |completed |
|& Northern | |always have | |
|Cape | |sentenced offen-ders| |
| | |as it is used as an | |
| | |Admission Centre. | |
|Gauteng |Pretoria Local |Only detains ATDs |completed |
| |Johannesburg |Only detains ATDs |completed |
| |Medium A | | |
| |Modderbee |This centre will |completed |
| | |operate as 2 | |
| | |facilities because | |
| | |of the large number | |
| | |of both sentenced | |
| | |and ATDs. | |
| |Boksburg |This centre will |completed |
| | |operate as 2 | |
| | |facilities because | |
| | |of the large number | |
| | |of both sentenced | |
| | |and ATDs. | |
|KwaZulu-Nat|Pietermaritzbur|This centre will |completed |
|al |g |operate as 2 | |
| | |facilities because | |
| | |of the large number | |
| | |of both sentenced | |
| | |and ATDs. | |
| |Westville |Only detains ATDs. |completed |
| |Medium A | | |
|Limpopo |Potchefstroom |In process of moving|Expected to |
|Mpumalanga | |sentenced offenders,|be completed|
|& | |there is |by end of |
|North-West | |insufficient bed |2009. |
| | |space at other | |
| | |centers currently to| |
| | |move the sentenced | |
| | |offenders at once. | |
|Western |Pollsmoor |This centre will |completed |
|Cape | |always have | |
| | |sentenced offen-ders| |
| | |as it is used as an | |
| | |Admission Centre. | |
|Eastern |St Albans |Only ATDs detained. |completed |
|Cape |Medium A | | |
| |Mthatha Medium |Only ATDs detained. |completed |
|Note: All ATD facilities have limited number of sentenced |
|offenders to assist with house keeping (cleaning, kitchen |
|etc.) |
2. Falls away.
3. Awaiting Trial Detainees in rural areas will be accommodated
where possible at the nearest identified Remand Detention Centre.