4.1.5 While the Committee believes the entire Leeuwkop juvenile centre wholly unsuitable for the accommodation of offenders, it realises that pending the total renovation of the centre or the construction of a new centre, inmates will be housed there. The excuse that because the structure is temporary and that therefore its maintenance cannot be prioritised, is unacceptable. The DCS should ensure that maintenance challenges rendering the facility even more inhumane should be addressed as a matter of urgency i.e. broken windows should be repaired, a suitable solution to the dining arrangement should be found and the repair of the cold room and boiler should be prioritised. 4.1.5 The Committee welcomes the Gauteng region's discussions around the construction of an exclusively female centre that would cater to the needs of female offenders, the biggest concentration of which are found in that region. Such a centre would also provide adequate care to mothers incarcerated with their babies, thus minimising the impact of incarceration on babies born in detention. The DCS should provide the Committee with regular updates on progress made in ensuring better conditions of incarceration for female offenders, including those incarcerated with their babies. 4.1.6 The DPW and DCS should explore all possibilities available to them for resuscitating the Leeuwkop New Generation Correctional Centre. An update on this exercise, as well as the progress made in the construction of the four additional new generation correctional centres should be provided by 31 March 2011.