1.5 Numerous allegations of, for example, misconduct, abuse of power and corruption were levelled against the management of, and officials at, the centres visited, as well as against the senior management of the DCS. Some of these are captured in the report, but have not been tested. The matters raised will be revisited once the DCS has submitted written responses to allegations made. 1.6 Following the visits, and informed in particular by the large number of remand detainees still encountered in correctional centres, the Committee reported on factors contributing to overcrowding in correctional centres. That report contains a number of recommendations to the JCPS cluster departments on how the under-utilisation of existing legislative and other provisions contribute to South Africa's enormous inmate population. Those recommendations are not repeated here, but should be read along with the observations recorded in this report.