4. CONCLUSION According to the DCS it costs the State approximately R123,37 per day to accommodate an inmate. The Committee believes this figure conservative, and not inclusive of all the costs associated with incarcerating a person. The reduction of the inmate population would generate savings that could be better spent in areas that would aid rehabilitation. The DCS reports, for instance, that in 2009/10, 12 740 offenders serving sentences of less than 24 months had no sentence plans. Stakeholders alarmingly report that, though many offenders may have sentence plans, it is unlikely that these sentence plans are implemented particularly given the DCS' acute staffing and budgetary constraints. Rehabilitation need not be confined to correctional facilities, and may be more successfully achieved within the community. In view of this, the Committee advises that the recommendations made above receive due consideration, and that efforts to create a conducive environment for the implementation of alternatives to incarceration and remand in detention, are redoubled.