Question NW2411 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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25 November 2020 - NW2411

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Msimang, Prof CT to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What is the (a) current status of overcrowding in our prisons over the past 12 months and (b) breakdown of such overcrowding in each month in each province?

Reply:

a) As on Friday, 23 October 2020, the current national overcrowding level in correctional centres stood at 15.17% over the approved accommodation. (Table 1)

The current status of overcrowding over the past 12 months is reflected in Table 2.

Table: 1

INMATE POPULATION - 23 OCTOBER 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

12846

89

5766

5855

156

12698

12854

18709

145.64%

45.64

GP

25204

425

13713

14138

530

19199

19729

33867

134.37%

34.37

KZN

21278

106

5910

6016

102

15763

15865

21881

102.83%

2.83

LMN

18929

71

5426

5497

269

15434

15703

21200

112.00%

12.00

FSNC

21585

78

4723

4801

227

13776

14003

18804

87.12%

12.88

WC

20725

403

10586

10989

391

13018

13409

24398

117.72%

17.72

National

120567

1172

46124

47296

1675

89888

91563

138859

115.17%

15.17

Table: 2 overcrowding status over the past 12 months per region

Region

Oct 2019

Nov 2019

Dec 2019

Jan 2020

Feb 2020

Mar 2020

Apr 2020

May 2020

Jun 2020

Jul 2020

Aug 2020

Sep 2020

EC

59.66%

59.42%

60.03

55.39%

53.81%

54.65%

54.94%

28.96

45.73%

46.23%

43.83%

45.64%

GP

52.06%

52.56%

52.72

47.63%

47.53%

45.56%

52.20%

48.88

44.84%

37.21%

35.46%

35.33%

KZN

33.64%

33.52%

34.63

31.32%

25.04%

23.86%

26.14%

22.67

16.05%

4.17%

2.69%

3.44%

LMN

44.27%

45.96%

46.70

41.09%

39.36%

38.56%

39.29%

33.84

27.60%

14.85%

11.13%

12.01%

FSNC

2.21%

3.56%

6.32

0.54%

0.18%

12.32%

0.38%

98.31

8.24%

11.86%

14.04%

13.70%

WC

42.29%

41.24%

36.81

31.07%

30.16%

29.17%

29.16%

26.07

19.51%

14.55%

16.13%

16.93%

National

37.83%

38.03%

38.17

33.27%

31.45%

30.25%

32.66%

28.96

23.35%

16.15%

14.56%

15.20%

  1. The breakdown of the overcrowding level in each month and in each region over the past 12 months in (End of month: October 2019 to September 2020) is provided from (Table 3 to Table14):

Table: 3

INMATE POPULATION - 31 OCTOBER 2019

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

83

5522

5605

290

15330

15620

21225

159.66%

59.66%

GP

24877

497

11958

12455

839

24535

25374

37829

152.06%

52.06%

KZN

20281

155

6185

6340

495

20269

20764

27104

133.64%

33.64%

LMN

17799

99

6169

6268

477

18934

19411

25679

144.27%

44.27%

FSNC

21542

76

4840

4916

393

16710

17103

22019

102.21%

2.21%

WC

20779

472

10547

11019

696

17851

18547

29566

142.29%

42.29%

National

118572

1382

45221

46603

3190

113629

116819

163422

137.83%

37.83%

Table: 4

INMATE POPULATION - 30 NOVEMBER 2019

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

92

5553

5645

290

15258

15548

21193

159.42%

59.42%

GP

24877

507

12185

12692

842

24419

25261

37953

152.56%

52.56%

KZN

20281

164

6163

6327

19745

1007

20752

27079

133.52%

33.52%

LMN

17799

102

6453

6555

442

18982

19424

25979

145.96%

45.96%

FSNC

21542

82

4908

4990

402

16916

17318

22308

103.56%

3.56%

WC

20779

452

10391

10843

668

17645

18313

29156

141.24%

41.24%

National

118572

1399

45653

47052

22389

94227

116616

163668

138.03%

38.03%

Table: 5

INMATE POPULATION - 31 DECEMBER 2019

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

103

6273

6376

251

14648

14899

21275

160.03

60.03

GP

24877

497

12922

13419

744

23830

24574

37993

152.72

52.72

KZN

20281

172

6822

6994

423

19887

20310

27304

134.63

34.63

LMN

17799

124

7434

7558

390

18163

18553

26111

146.70

46.70

FSNC

21542

114

5764

5878

385

16640

17025

22903

106.32

6.32

WC

20779

460

11141

11601

556

16084

16640

28241

136.81

36.81

National

118572

1470

50356

51826

2749

109252

112001

163827

138.17

38.17

Table: 6

INMATE POPULATION - 31 JANUARY 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

105

6224

6329

236

14092

14328

20657

155.39%

55.39%

GP

24877

522

13514

14036

677

22013

22690

36726

147.63%

47.63%

KZN

20281

170

7066

7236

418

18978

19396

26632

131.32%

31.32%

LMN

17799

125

7157

7282

417

17413

17830

25112

141.09%

41.09%

FSNC

21542

98

5453

5551

343

15764

16107

21658

100.54%

0.54%

WC

20779

515

11772

12287

467

14482

14949

27236

131.07%

31.07%

National

118572

1535

51186

52721

2558

102742

105300

158021

133.27%

33.27%

Table: 7

INMATE POPULATION - 29 FEBRUARY 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

116

6106

6222

238

13987

14225

20447

153.81%

53.81%

GP

24877

521

13666

14187

677

21837

22514

36701

147.53%

47.53%

KZN

20281

163

6889

7052

402

17905

18307

25359

125.04%

25.04%

LMN

17799

116

6939

7055

386

17363

17749

24804

139.36%

39.36%

FSNC

21542

94

5420

5514

343

15647

15990

21504

99.82%

0.18%

WC

20779

519

11545

12064

496

14485

14981

27045

130.16%

30.16%

National

118572

1529

50565

52094

2542

101224

103766

155860

131.45%

31.45%

Table: 8

INMATE POPULATION - 31 MARCH 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

119

6221

6340

238

13981

14219

20559

154.65%

54.65%

GP

24877

477

13662

14139

661

21412

22073

36212

145.56%

45.56%

KZN

20281

157

6784

6941

400

17779

18179

25120

123.86%

23.86%

LMN

17799

121

6879

7000

374

17289

17663

24663

138.56%

38.56%

FSNC

21542

91

5221

5312

349

15382

15731

21043

97.68%

12.32%

WC

20779

470

11394

11864

512

14464

14976

26840

129.17%

29.17%

National

118572

1435

50161

51596

2534

100307

102841

154437

130.25%

30.25%

Table: 9

INMATE POPULATION - 30 APRIL 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

130

6596

6726

219

13653

13872

20598

154.94%

54.94%

GP

24877

580

15762

16342

645

20877

21522

37864

152.20%

52.20%

KZN

20281

187

7745

7932

378

17273

17651

25583

126.14%

26.14%

LMN

17799

138

7380

7518

354

16921

17275

24793

139.29%

39.29%

FSNC

21542

99

6006

6105

351

15167

15518

21623

100.38%

0.38%

WC

20779

479

11973

12452

445

13942

14387

26839

129.16%

29.16%

National

118572

1613

55462

57075

2392

97833

100225

157300

132.66%

32.66%

Table: 10

INMATE POPULATION - 31 MAY 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

117

6296

6413

195

13362

13557

19970

128.96

28.96

GP

24877

541

15296

15837

627

20572

21199

37036

148.88

48.88

KZN

20281

176

7723

7899

303

16676

16979

24878

122.67

22.67

LMN

17799

107

6913

7020

323

16479

16802

23822

133.84

33.84

FSNC

21542

85

5524

5609

357

15213

15570

21179

98.31

98.31

WC

20779

411

11671

12082

386

13556

13942

26024

126.07

26.07

National

118572

1437

53423

54860

2191

95858

98049

152909

128.96

28.96

Table: 11

INMATE POPULATION - 30 JUNE 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

13294

108

6147

6255

183

12935

13118

19373

145.73%

45.73%

GP

24877

509

15017

15526

567

19939

20506

36032

144.84%

44.84%

KZN

20281

136

7017

7153

277

16107

16384

23537

116.05%

16.05%

LMN

17799

96

6274

6370

300

16042

16342

22712

127.60%

27.60%

FSNC

21542

74

4757

4831

267

14668

14935

19766

91.76%

8.24%

WC

20779

396

11494

11890

328

12615

12943

24833

119.51%

19.51%

National

118572

1319

50706

52025

1922

92306

94228

146253

123.35%

23.35%

Table: 12

INMATE POPULATION - 31 JULY 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

12846

103

6073

6176

163

12446

12609

18785

146.23%

46.23%

GP

25204

460

14380

14840

540

19202

19742

34582

137.21%

37.21%

KZN

21278

134

6424

6558

275

15332

15607

22165

104.17%

4.17%

LMN

18929

70

5848

5918

284

15538

15822

21740

114.85%

14.85%

FSNC

21585

131

4599

4730

217

14078

14295

19025

88.14%

11.86%

WC

20725

354

10953

11307

296

12138

12434

23741

114.55%

14.55%

National

120567

1252

48277

49529

1775

88734

90509

140038

116.15%

16.15%

Table: 13

INMATE POPULATION - 30 AUGUST 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

12846

96

5823

5919

148

12409

12557

18476

143.83%

43.83%

GP

25204

421

14146

14567

535

19039

19574

34141

135.46%

35.46%

KZN

21278

129

6253

6382

281

15188

15469

21851

102.69%

2.69%

LMN

18929

67

5408

5475

259

15301

15560

21035

111.13%

11.13%

FSNC

21585

79

4592

4671

196

13688

13884

18555

85.96%

14.04%

WC

20725

372

11038

11410

273

12385

12658

24068

116.13%

16.13%

National

120567

1164

47260

48424

1692

88010

89702

138126

114.56%

14.56%

Table: 14

INMATE POPULATION - 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

Region

Accommodation

Unsentenced

Sentenced

Grand Total

Population level %

Overcrowding Level %

   

Females

Males

Sub total

Females

Males

Sub total

     

EC

12846

92

5901

5993

158

12558

12716

18709

145.64%

45.64%

GP

25204

422

14058

14480

523

19105

19628

34108

135.33%

35.33%

KZN

21278

107

6293

6400

295

15314

15609

22009

103.44%

3.44%

LMN

18929

70

5622

5692

269

15242

15511

21203

112.01%

12.01%

FSNC

21585

72

4736

4808

213

13606

13819

18627

86.30%

13.70%

WC

20725

373

10819

11192

352

12690

13042

24234

116.93%

16.93%

National

120567

1136

47429

48565

1810

88515

90325

138890

115.20%

15.20%

END.

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