Question NW391 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
08 May 2020 - NW391
Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What (a) was the total number of remission of sentences affected since 16 December 2019 and (b) are the relevant details in this regard?
Reply:
(a) Releases on 2019 special remission of sentence from 17 December 2019 until 06 March 2020
TABLE: 01: STATUS OF SPECIAL REMISSION BY REGIONS: 06 MARCH 2020
|
REGION |
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS |
CORRECTIONAL CENTRE |
TOTAL RELEASES |
|
EC |
3 662 |
1 443 |
5 105 |
|
GP |
3 281 |
4 103 |
7 384 |
|
KZN |
3 889 |
2 142 |
6 031 |
|
LMN |
2 288 |
2 157 |
4 445 |
|
FSNC |
1 760 |
1 586 |
3 346 |
|
WC |
4 273 |
4 480 |
8 753 |
|
TOTAL |
19 153 |
15 911 |
35 064 |
(b) Details
Table: 02: RELEASES FROM CORRECTIONAL CENTRES PER: 06 MARCH 2020
|
Description |
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Children(Less than 18 years) |
31 |
10 |
41 |
|
Youth (18 – 25 years) |
3 224 |
263 |
3 487 |
|
Adult (26 -64 years) |
10 940 |
1 020 |
11 960 |
|
Elderly (65 & older) |
355 |
23 |
378 |
|
Disabled |
38 |
7 |
45 |
|
Total |
14 588 |
1 323 |
15 911 |
Table: 03: UNCONDITIONAL and CONDITIONAL RELEASES FROM CORRECTIONAL CENTRES: 06 MARCH 2020
|
REGIONS |
UNCONDITIONAL |
CONDITIONAL |
TOTAL |
|
EC |
956 |
487 |
1 443 |
|
GP |
2965 |
1 138 |
4 103 |
|
KZN |
1 492 |
650 |
2 142 |
|
LMN |
1 532 |
625 |
2 157 |
|
FS & NC |
1 093 |
493 |
1 586 |
|
WC |
3 846 |
634 |
4 480 |
|
NATIONAL |
11 884 |
4 027 |
15 911 |
Table: 04: STATUS OF CUMULATIVE RE-ARREST CASES AND REASONS
|
STATUS OF CUMULATIVE RE-ARREST CASES AND REASONS REPORTED BY REGIONS AS AT 06 MARCH 2020 |
|||
|
REGION |
NUMBER |
REASONS |
TOTAL RE-ARREST |
|
EC |
9 |
6x Theft; 1 x Possession of stolen goods, 1x Assault , 1x House breaking (2xAmathole, 1xSt Albans, 4x Sada,2x Kirkwood) |
9 |
|
GP |
8 |
8 x theft ( 1x Boksburg and 5 x Johannesburg,1X Krugersdorp, 1x Zonderwater ) |
8 |
|
KZN |
4 |
1x Housebreaking;1x malicious damage to property, 1x House Breaking W/I to steal & Malicious damage to property, 1x theft (2x Kokstad, 1x Ncome and 1x Empangeni) |
4 |
|
LMN |
2 |
1 x offender released on the 02/01/2020 was readmitted on the 02/01/2020 for dealing with drugs and 1x theft (1x Bethal and 1 x Thohoyandou) |
2 |
|
FSNC |
5 |
1xRobbery, 2X House breaking and theft, 1x Theft, 1x violation of protection order (2x Upington, 3x Colesberg) |
5 |
|
WC |
22 |
13 x Theft, 5x Housebreaking & theft; 1x Assault, Theft & Housebreaking 1x Dealing in drugs & Assault; 1x Drug possession, and 1 x Suspected Stolen goods. (6x Pollsmoor, 1x Overberg, 4 x Voorberg, 1x Mosselbay; 2 x Oudtshoorn, 2 x Breede River (Worcester Male, 2 x Malmesbury RDF, 2 x Allandale 2 x Voorberg) |
22 |
|
TOTAL |
50 |
Theft , Assault, Housebreaking and theft, dealing with drugs, robbery , Drugs possession, Suspected Stolen goods, violation of protection order, Malicious damage to property |
50 |
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