1.5 Though public comment on the annual reports of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the JICS, as well as briefings by the DCS and JICS on their performance, form an integral part of the Committee's interrogation of annual performance, the late tabling of the JICS' Annual Report, and that the tabling occured after the expiry of Judge Deon van Zyl's term as Inspecting Judge, resulted in the Committee having to abandon this valuable part of its preparatory work. The Committee's consideration of the report therefore comprised only a research analysis of, and deliberations on its content, which took place on 15 February and 15 March, respectively. 1.6 This report comprises an overview of key aspects related to the JICS' operation and execution of its mandate, as well as the Committee's recommendations.