2.2 The following three policy priorities will be pursued over the medium term: - strengthening the remand detention system by creating a Remand Detention Management Branch (RDMB) responsible for coordinating the provision of services to remand detainees wherever they may be held and ensuring the effective implementation of the White Paper on Remand Detention; - improving the parole system through the implementation of legislative reforms aimed at strengthening the parole system thereby ensuring the protection of inmate rights and minimising the risk parolees posed to society; and - ensuring the rehabilitation of offenders by recruiting suitably- qualified staff, upgrading facilities to manage overcrowding and strengthening partnerships with NGOs and communities, so as to strengthen and complement rehabilitation efforts. 3. OVERVIEW OF THE 2011/12 BUDGET 1. The DCS received R16 559,2 billion in the 2011/12 financial year i.e. 3,3 percent of the total national budget and 13,7 percent of the allocation to the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster which received 24 percent i.e. R120 790,8 billion of the national budget.