Question NW515 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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08 June 2020 - NW515

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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

   

Goedemoed

 

Goedemoed, Edenburg, Fauresmith, Bethuli, Zastron

   

Groentpunt

 

Groentpunt, Vereeniging, Sasolburg, Frankfort, Parys, Heilbron

   

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

   

Sada

Sada, Queenstown, Barkley East, Sterkspruit, Butterworth, Idutywa, Willowvale, Lady Frere, Elliotdale, Nqamakwe, Cofimvaba, Engcobo, Dordrecht

   

Amathole

Amathole, Fort Beaufort, King Williams Town, Grahamstown, Stutterheim

   

East London

East London, Mdantsane

   

Cradock

Cradock, Burgersdorp, Middelburg, Somerset East, Graaff Reinet

   

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

   

Glencoe

Glencoe, Dundee, Bergville, Ladysmith, Estcourt, Greytown, Kranskop, Pomeroy

   

Kokstad

Kokstad, Matatiële, Port Shepstone

   

Ncome

Ncome, Vryheid, Nongoma, Melmoth, Nkandla

   

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

   

Drakenstein

Drakenstein, Stellenbosch

   

Overberg

Helderstroom, Caledon, Buffeljagsrivier, Swellendam

   

Pollsmoor x 2

Pollsmoor, Goodwood

   

Southern Cape

George, Oudtshoorn, Beaufort Wes, Ladismith, Prince Albert, Uniondale, Mossel Bay, Knysna

   

Voorberg

Voorberg, Calvinia, Van Rhynsdorp

   

West Coast

Malmesbury, Riebeeck West

LMN

08

Barberton

Barberton, Lydenburg, Nelspruit

   

Bethal

Bethal, Geluk, Standerton, Ermelo, Piet Retief, Volksrust

   

Klerksdorp

Klerksdorp, Christiana, Wolmaransstad, Potchefstroom

   

Polokwane

Polokwane, Modimolle, Tzaneen

   

Rooigrond

Rooigrond, Lichtenburg, Zeerust

   

Rustenburg

Rustenburg, Brits, Losperfontein, Mogwase

   

Thohoyandou

Thohoyandou, Louis Trichardt, Kutama Sinthumule (APOPS

   

Witbank

Witbank, Middelburg

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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