a) The following number of inmates escaped from lawful custody:
Region |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West |
12 |
01 |
06 |
07 |
05 |
Free State & Northern Cape |
05 |
09 |
11 |
03 |
03 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
05 |
05 |
03 |
06 |
02 |
Western Cape |
06 |
04 |
75 |
03 |
05 |
Gauteng |
21 |
10 |
12 |
02 |
02 |
Eastern Cape |
07 |
05 |
10 |
01 |
10 |
TOTAL |
56 |
34 |
117 |
22 |
27 |
The following number of escaped inmates were re-arrested to lawful custody
Region |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West |
10 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
Free State & Northern Cape |
5 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
Western Cape |
5 |
3 |
75 |
3 |
5 |
Gauteng |
13 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Eastern Cape |
7 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
TOTAL |
44 |
27 |
101 |
15 |
21 |
b) Conditions that contribute to escapes from DCS facilities include amongst others:
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