7.9 Integrated and co-ordinated Justice Cluster programmes 7.9.1 Far too many offenders and remand detainees are incarcerated simply because they cannot afford bail amounts or fines set by courts. Considering that it costs approximately R198 to accommodate an offender for one day, detaining people with fines or bail amounts as little as R300 who have committed petty crimes and do not pose a threat to society for any period is scarcely justifiable. The DCS should ensure that heads of prisons make use of section 63A of the Criminal Procure Act allowing them to apply to the court for the release of suspects on a warning rather than bail, or to have their bail conditions changed. The 2008 Cabinet-approved bail protocol was aimed at further promoting the use of this provision, but unfortunately it appears still to be under-utilised by heads of centres.