Question NW3035 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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27 October 2022 - NW3035

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Pambo, Mr V to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What (a) total number of parolees in the period 1 January 2019 to date, (i) have not been found by departmental officials during routine visits and/or (ii) did not turn up at departmental offices as part of their parole conditions and (b) number of the total specified number of parolees (i) have been returned to finish their sentence and (ii) are still on the run, being sought to be returned?

Reply:

(a)(i) The total number of parolees that have not been found by departmental officials during routine visits are as follows:

Region

01 January 2019-31 March 2020

2020/2021 Financial year

2021/2022 Financial year

01 April 2022 to 31 August 2022

FS/NC

1 338

1 221

1 278

1 087

WC

4 1834

21 854

21 889

9 392

KZN

3 411

2 743

3 265

3 670

EC

1 301

1 029

1 320

829

LMN

1 02

405

525

72

GP

1 391

831

1 255

982

National

49 377

28 083

29 532

16 032

(a)(ii) The total number of parolees that did not turn up at departmental offices as part of their parole conditions are as follows:

Region

01 January 2019-31 March 2020

2020/2021 Financial year

2021/2022 Financial year

01 April 2022 to 31 August 2022

FS/NC

708

371

574

372

WC

4 368

1 949

2 352

864

KZN

1 077

976

1 922

1 747

EC

811

695

966

747

LMN

83

81

81

50

GP

241

158

344

299

National

7 288

4 230

6 239

3 279

(b)(i) The following are the number of parolees that have been returned to complete their sentence in correctional centres:

Region

01 January 2019 to 31 March 2020

2020/2021 Financial year

2021/2022 Financial year

01 April 2022 to 31 August 2022

FS/NC

606

453

443

259

WC

1471

636

771

389

KZN

410

151

320

236

EC

440

380

402

331

LMN

83

81

81

50

GP

666

197

296

236

National

3 676

1 898

2 313

1 501

(b)(ii) The following are the number of parolees still on the run and being sought to be returned to correctional Centres:

Region

01 January 2019 to 31 March 2020

2020/2021 Financial year

2021/2022 Financial year

01 April 2022 to 31 August 2022

FS/NC

377

259

296

161

WC

6163

6370

6449

6384

KZN

735

352

363

152

EC

1741

1710

1674

1615

LMN

1003

1001

894

797

GP

426

575

483

323

National

10 445

10 267

10 159

9 432

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