I could not agree more with hon Shiceka. We have parole boards and community corrections. I have sent them out there to make sure that we have structures that would include the police, because we need the police to be involved in this so that they can trace those who abscond.
But the social reintegration process that we have is exactly asking for what the hon Shiceka is talking about. It is important that as public representatives we also find out about parolees and probationers that are in our region or community. We must also find out what is being done to follow up and to make sure that we get debriefed and that they really stay as part of the communities.
The community net is much more important, as hon Shiceka is saying, because without that community net catching them when things go wrong, it is not easy as they go back to reoffend. Some of them are rejected by and alienated from their families. There will be families who say, "Ningamkhuphi uMninwa Mahlangu, ngoba asifuni akhutshwe." [Please do not release Mninwa Mahlangu because we do not want him out of jail].
It is the family that says, "Keep him there, Ngconde, until he is old." I cannot do that. Firstly, it will be inhumane and secondly, against our own Constitution and human rights. So, these are some of the things that we are talking about. Victims should also be included in that process. We always emphasise that point although victims will not always agree with the paroled person as they might say, "Hayi khona, makangakhutshwa, do not let this one out," after a person has done probably something like 15 years out of 20. It becomes unfair but we have got to negotiate this through social workers, the community, and the families, especially that of the victims to see what we can do about that.