Question NW515 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
08 June 2020 - NW515
Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What (a) is the total number of parole boards in each province, (b) areas does each parole board serve, (c) are the conditions on which perpetrators convicted of (i) rape, (ii) murder, (iii) housebreaking, (iv) carjacking, (v) theft of motor vehicles, (vi) house robbery and (vii) drug-related crimes are granted parole by the parole boards and (d) policy guides his department and/or the parole boards when granting a prisoner parole?
Reply:
a) What is the total number of parole boards in each province?
b) What areas does each parole board serve?
(a) REGION |
NUMBER PAROLE BOARDS |
(b)MANAGEMENT AREAS |
CORRECTIONAL CENTRES |
FS/NC |
07 |
Bizzah Makhate
|
Bizzah Makhate, Ventersburg, Senekal, Bethlehem, Lindley, Harrismith, Hennenman, Hoopstad, Odendaalsrus, Virginia, Ficksburg |
Colesburg
|
Colesburg, De Aar, Richmond, Victoria West, Hopetow |
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Goedemoed
|
Goedemoed, Edenburg, Fauresmith, Bethuli, Zastron |
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Groentpunt
|
Groentpunt, Vereeniging, Sasolburg, Frankfort, Parys, Heilbron |
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Grootvlei
|
Grootvlei, Brandfort, Boshof, Ladybrand, Winburg, Wepener, Mangaung (APOPS). |
||
Kimberley |
Kimberley, Barkley-West, Douglas |
||
Upington |
Upington, Springbok, Kuruman. |
||
EC |
09 |
Mthatha |
Mthatha, Nggeleni, Mqanduli |
Lusikisiki |
Lusikisiki, Bizana, Mt Ayliff, Mt Fletcher, Mt Frere, Flaggstaff, Tabankulu, Umzimkulu |
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Sada |
Sada, Queenstown, Barkley East, Sterkspruit, Butterworth, Idutywa, Willowvale, Lady Frere, Elliotdale, Nqamakwe, Cofimvaba, Engcobo, Dordrecht |
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Amathole |
Amathole, Fort Beaufort, King Williams Town, Grahamstown, Stutterheim |
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East London |
East London, Mdantsane |
||
Cradock |
Cradock, Burgersdorp, Middelburg, Somerset East, Graaff Reinet |
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Kirkwood |
Kirkwood, Jansenville |
||
St Albans x 2 |
St Albans, Port Elizabeth, Patensie |
||
GP |
11 |
Baviaanspoort |
Baviaanspoort |
Boksburg |
Boksburg, Heidelberg |
||
Johannesburg x 2 |
Johannesburg |
||
Kgosi Mampuru II x 2 |
Kgosi Mampuru, Atteridgeville, Odi |
||
Krugersdorp |
Krugersdorp |
||
Leeuwkop x 2 |
Leeuwkop |
||
Modderbee |
Modderbee, Nigel, Devon |
||
Zonderwater |
Zonderwater |
||
KZN |
8 |
Durban x 2 |
Durban, Umzinto |
Empangeni |
Empangeni, Qalakabusha, Mtunzini, Maphumulo, Stanger, Eshowe, Ingwavuma |
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Glencoe |
Glencoe, Dundee, Bergville, Ladysmith, Estcourt, Greytown, Kranskop, Pomeroy |
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Kokstad |
Kokstad, Matatiële, Port Shepstone |
||
Ncome |
Ncome, Vryheid, Nongoma, Melmoth, Nkandla |
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Pietermariztburg |
Pietermariztburg, Sevontein, Ixopo, New Hanover |
||
Waterval |
Waterval, Utrecht, Ekuseni, Newcastle |
||
WC |
10 |
Allendale |
Allendale, Staart van Paardeberg, Obiqua, Hawequa |
Brandvlei |
Brandvlei |
||
Breederiver |
Worcester, Dwarsrivier, Robertson, Warmbokkeveld |
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Drakenstein |
Drakenstein, Stellenbosch |
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Overberg |
Helderstroom, Caledon, Buffeljagsrivier, Swellendam |
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Pollsmoor x 2 |
Pollsmoor, Goodwood |
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Southern Cape |
George, Oudtshoorn, Beaufort Wes, Ladismith, Prince Albert, Uniondale, Mossel Bay, Knysna |
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Voorberg |
Voorberg, Calvinia, Van Rhynsdorp |
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West Coast |
Malmesbury, Riebeeck West |
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LMN |
08 |
Barberton |
Barberton, Lydenburg, Nelspruit |
Bethal |
Bethal, Geluk, Standerton, Ermelo, Piet Retief, Volksrust |
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Klerksdorp |
Klerksdorp, Christiana, Wolmaransstad, Potchefstroom |
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Polokwane |
Polokwane, Modimolle, Tzaneen |
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Rooigrond |
Rooigrond, Lichtenburg, Zeerust |
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Rustenburg |
Rustenburg, Brits, Losperfontein, Mogwase |
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Thohoyandou |
Thohoyandou, Louis Trichardt, Kutama Sinthumule (APOPS |
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Witbank |
Witbank, Middelburg |
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Total |
53 |
(c) What are the conditions on which perpetrators convicted of (i) rape, (ii) murder, (iii) housebreaking, (iv) carjacking, (v) theft of motor vehicles, (vi) house robbery and (vii) drug-related crimes are granted parole by the parole boards
Possible placement conditions used by Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards:
- Placed under house detention;
- Community service in order to facilitate restoration of the relationship between the sentenced offenders and the community;
- Reside at a fixed address which has been approved after consultations with the Head Community Corrections;
- Takes part in treatment, development and support programmes;
- Participates in mediation between victim and offender or in family group conferencing;
- In the case of a child, is subject to the additional conditions as contained in Section 69 of the Correctional Services Act (Act 111 of 1998);
- Restricted to one or more magisterial districts;
- Refrains from using alcohol or illegal drugs;
- Refrains from committing a criminal offence;
- Refrains from visiting a particular place;
- Refrains from making contact with a particular person or persons or threatening a particular person or persons by word or action;
- Subject to monitoring and
- Any other appropriate condition.
When placement conditions are considered, the merits of each case are taken into account including the type of offence the offender is serving for e.g. additional condition for offenders sentenced for sexual offences is that they should not work with children while out on parole.
(d) What Policy guides his department and/or the parole boards when granting a prisoner parole?
- Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998);
- Correctional Services Act, 1959 (Act No. 8 of 1959);
- Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977);
- White Paper on Correction (2005); and
- B-Order 1, Chapter 26 Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards.
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