Question NW2613 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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11 January 2022 - NW2613

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Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

1. What number of illegal foreign nationals have been incarcerated in South African correctional facilities in the period (a) 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, (b) 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, (c) 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019, (d) 1 January 2020 to 31 January 2020 and (e) 1 January 2021 to 15 November 2021; 2. in which (a) correctional facilities are and/or were the specified convicts incarcerated and (b) province is each specified facility; 3. what (a) number of the specified convicts are incarcerated at each facility and (b) is the maximum number of inmates that can be incarcerated at each specified correctional facility? NW3089E

Reply:

 

  1. The number of illegal foreign nationals incarcerated for the mentioned period are as follows:

Period

Un-sentenced

Sentenced

01 January 2017 to 31 December 2017

1 325

1 670

01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018

1 609

2 137

01 January 2019 to 31 December 2019

2 254

2 219

01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020

1 707

1 550

01 January 2021 to 15 November 2021

1 780

1 743

2. See Annexure A for response.

3. See Annexure A for response.

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