3.9 Correctional Supervision and Parole 3.9.1 Inmates at all centres complained about and had queries regarding the correctional supervision and parole system. Such queries also make up the bulk of the written requests and complaints the Committee receives from inmates across the country. It appears as though many offenders are ill- or totally uninformed about how the parole system functions. Many assume that once they had served the minimum sentence in terms of the legislation under which they were sentenced, they should be granted parole.