3. The Bill seeks to amend the Correctional Services Amendment Act, 2008 in order to repeal provisions establishing an incarceration framework; amend the Correctional Services Act, 1998 in order to insert new definitions; provide for a new medical parole system; strengthen the parole system; provide for the management and detention of remand detainees; and to provide for matters connected therewith. 4. The Committee published an invitation for public comment on the Bill in four national newspapers, and received written submissions from the eight organisations listed below. All, but the Commission for Gender Equality participated in the public hearings held on 25 January 2011. The National Prosecuting Authority withdrew its submission on 27 January 2011. Eight written submissions were received from: National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO); Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI); Commission for Gender Equality (CGE); Omega Research Foundation and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Arms Management programme; ISS Crime and Justice Programme; South African Medical Association (SAMA); Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS); and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).