Question NW516 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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11 August 2020 - NW516

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Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

(1) What total number of (a) prisoners that have been sentenced to life imprisonment for (i) rape, (ii) murder, (iii) kidnapping and (iv) culpable homicide have received parole from each parole board in each province, (b) years have the specified prisoners served before being put on parole and (c) the parolees have become reoffenders; (2) how often does his department monitor persons on parole once they have been reintegrated into society; (3) (a) what programmes are there and (b) how much of the budget is allocated to reintegrate offenders back into society to ensure that they are properly rehabilitated

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)

Crime Category

Regions

 

EC

GP

KZN

LMN

FSNC

WC

Total

(Culpable Homicide and Related offences) (Murder and related offences)

 

3

 

1

1

2

7

(Culpable Homicide and Related offences) (Murder and related offences) (Offences against freedom of movement)

 

1

1

     

2

(Culpable Homicide and Related offences) (Murder and related offences) (Sexual offences)

1

         

1

(Culpable Homicide and Related offences) (Offences against freedom of movement) (Sexual offences)

     

1

   

1

(Culpable Homicide and Related offences) (Sexual offences)

 

1

     

1

2

(Murder and related offences)

144

338

299

118

66

41

1 006

(Murder and related offences) (Offences against freedom of movement)

7

13

8

4

3

4

39

(Murder and related offences) (Offences against freedom of movement) (Sexual offences)

3

5

2

1

2

1

14

(Murder and related offences) (Sexual offences)

8

13

11

5

5

 

42

(Offences against freedom of movement)

 

1

       

1

(Offences against freedom of movement) (Sexual offences)

4

3

4

2

   

13

(Sexual offences)

19

16

28

30

11

9

113

Grand Total

186

394

353

162

88

58

1 241

(iv)

*Note that Parole Boards only have recommendation powers in respect of lifers since the approval rests with the Minister.

Region/Management Area/Parole Board

Number who received parole

EASTERN CAPE

186

Amathole Area

27

East London Area

11

Kirkwood Area

17

Mthatha Area

64

Sada Area

8

St. Albans Area

59

GAUTENG

394

Baviaanspoort Area

3

Boksburg Area

48

Johannesburg Area

85

Krugersdorp Area

15

Leeuwkop Area

126

Modderbee Area

20

Pretoria Area

93

Zonderwater Area

4

KWAZULU-NATAL

353

Durban Area

115

Empangeni Area

36

Glencoe Area

11

Kokstad Area

8

Ncome Area

21

Pietermaritzburg Area

146

Waterval Area

16

LIMPOPO, MPUMALANGA AND NORTH WEST (LMN)

162

Barberton Area

40

Bethal Area

10

Klerksdorp Area

9

Polokwane Area

26

Rooigrond Area

20

Rustenburg Area

28

Thohoyandou Area

22

Witbank Area

7

NORTHERN CAPE AND FREE STATE (FS&NC)

88

Goedemoed Area

1

Groenpunt Area

38

Grootvlei Area

16

Kimberley Area

10

Kroonstad Area

16

Upington Area

7

WESTERN CAPE

58

Allandale Area

1

Brandvlei Area

1

Drakenstein Area

14

George Area

10

Helderstroom Area

5

Malmesbury Area

6

Pollsmoor Area

13

Voorberg Area

2

Worcester Area

6

GRAND TOTAL

1 241

(b)

Year served by offenders serving life sentence, before released on parole

Number of offenders serving life sentence, released on parole, after serving from 13 to 33 years in a correctional facility.

13 Years

14

14 Years

54

15 Years

131

16 Years

189

17 Years

205

18 Years

184

19 Years

107

20 Years

106

21 Years

94

22 Years

58

23 Years

36

24 Years

23

25 Years

17

26 Years

11

27 Years

4

28 Years

3

29 Years

3

30 Years

1

33 Years

1

GRAND TOTAL

1 241

*Please take note: The totals in this table is for revocation, which includes offenders who committed crime and/or violated their parole conditions.

(c) LIFER REVOCATIONS

REGION

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2018/2019

2019/2020

TOTAL

EC

2

1

2

3

1

9

GAUTENG

2

2

2

 

1

7

FS/NC

 

1

   

2

3

KZN

       

2

2

WC

     

1

 

1

LMN

 

2

     

2

TOTAL

4

6

4

4

6

24

(2) In ensuring compliance to conditions of monitoring, offenders are monitored through telephonic contact, physical visits at work if discussed and agreed upon by offender and employer and physical visit at home, during the week, weekends and public holidays (after hours visits included)

Compulsory visits by offender to the community corrections offices / sub-office /service points and where physical monitoring cannot be done due to certain circumstances; alternative measures are made or taken by the Head of Community Corrections to ensure that the offender is monitored.

All offenders placed under the system of community corrections are subjected to the Admission Risk Reclassification tool to determine the level of supervision unless stated otherwise by Court/ CSPB. Monitoring is therefore conducted in line with the offender’s categories and monitored as follows:

Condition

High Risk category

Medium Risk category

Low Risk Category

Minimum Number of contacts

Eight (08) contacts per month

Four (04) contacts per month

Two (02) contacts per month

Physical visit at home

A minimum of one face-to-face visits per week to the offender by the Reintegration Case Official

A minimum of one face-to-face visit per month

A minimum of one face-to-face visit every two months

Physical visit at work

A minimum of one monthly face-to-face visit

A minimum of one face-to-face visit every two months

Minimum of one quarterly face-to-face visit

Physical visit at community service

A minimum of one face-to-face visits per month

A minimum of one face-to-face visits per month

A minimum of one face-to-face visits per quarter

Compulsory visit by offender to the community corrections office

Minimum of one monthly face-to-face contact (office consultation)

A minimum of one face-to-face contact every two months (office consultation

A minimum of one face-to-face visit every two months (office consultation

(3)(a) The following are programmes available:

Correctional Programmes:

There are thirteen (13) Correctional Programmes aimed at addressing specific offending behaviour of offenders, aimed at creating awareness and improving the life skills of offenders. The programmes are namely:

  1. New Beginnings Orientation (orientation programme to offenders newly admitted to a Correctional Centre)  
  2. Anger Management
  3. Cross Roads (focusing on life skills)
  4. Restorative Justice Orientation
  5. Sexual Offences
  6. Substance Abuse
  7. Behaviour Modification Programme on Gangsterism
  8. Economic Crime Programme (fraud related)
  9. Economic Crime Programme (theft related)
  10. Programme on Murder and related offences
  11. Programme on Robbery and related offences
  12. Correctional Programme for Female Offenders
  13. Pre-Release

Correctional Programmes are non-therapeutic in nature and are rendered in the group mode. 

 

Social Work Programmes:

The Social Workers render the following therapeutic programmes to offenders in individual or groups settings:

  1. Anger Management Programme
  2. Sexual Offender Treatment Programme
  3. Substance Abuse Programme
  4. Youth Resilience Enhancement Programme
  5. Youth Resilience Enhancement Programme
  6. Cool and Fit for Life (Youth Programme)
  7. Elderly Offender Programme
  8. Sisonke Family and Marriage Care Programme
  9. Parenting Skills Programme

Psychological Services:

Psychologists render individual therapeutic services to sentenced offenders. These services are based on the offender’s risks and needs identified. A treatment plan is compiled to outline the specific intervention that will be best suited to the offender. When needed, a psychotherapeutic process will be initiated to address the identified risks and needs with the aim of developing better mental health, correcting offending behaviour, and assisting with movement towards successful rehabilitation.

Some offenders whose profiles are being compiled for parole purposes sometimes need to have a psychological report on their profile. These offenders are usually offenders who pose higher risks, offenders with longer sentences, and offenders who committed serious aggressive and sexual crimes (robbery, rape and murder).

(3)(b) For 2019/20 financial year an amount of R51, 155 mil is allocated for Community Reintegration programmes.

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