Question NW4285 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
15 December 2022 - NW4285
Pambo, Mr V to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What (a) is the total number of parolees who violated their parole conditions since 1 January 2014 and (b) total number (i) was re-arrested and taken back to jail and (ii) remains out of jail?
Reply:
A total of 82 972 violated their parole conditions since 01 January 2014, to the end of the second quarter of 2022/23. This total includes all those who violated the parole conditions had parole revoked and absconders (parolees who avoid being monitored). When a parolee or probationer violates supervision conditions, an investigation is done, and a motivation and recommendations to revoke the parole is done.
Since 01 January 2014, up to the second quarter of 2022/23 a total of 39 947 parolees and probationers absconded. This category has violated conditions by disappearing and avoid being monitored or supervised. The breakdown per region is as follows:
|
Question |
Region |
01.01.2014 To 31.03.2014 |
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
2022/2023 |
|
What (a) is the total number of parolees who violated their parole conditions since 1 January 2014 |
EC |
282 |
765 |
969 |
898 |
825 |
821 |
853 |
486 |
606 |
122 |
|
FS/NC |
298 |
1059 |
1053 |
1078 |
1034 |
1183 |
989 |
710 |
898 |
759 |
|
|
GP |
1315 |
2382 |
2327 |
2128 |
2222 |
2290 |
2177 |
1801 |
2186 |
1844 |
|
|
KZN |
111 |
350 |
381 |
542 |
493 |
493 |
345 |
395 |
426 |
449 |
|
|
LMN |
1127 |
1105 |
1102 |
1130 |
1092 |
1096 |
185 |
486 |
606 |
122 |
|
|
WC |
782 |
4959 |
4791 |
4775 |
4888 |
4089 |
3584 |
2438 |
2774 |
1496 |
|
|
Total |
3915 |
10620 |
10623 |
10551 |
10554 |
9972 |
8133 |
6316 |
7496 |
4792 |
|
|
(i) What is the total number of parolees re-arrested and taken back to jail |
EC |
130 |
440 |
555 |
581 |
551 |
612 |
599 |
432 |
522 |
431 |
|
FS/NC |
162 |
654 |
685 |
677 |
688 |
964 |
789 |
553 |
696 |
481 |
|
|
GP |
258 |
917 |
772 |
606 |
692 |
618 |
603 |
397 |
621 |
392 |
|
|
KZN |
74 |
256 |
276 |
387 |
349 |
368 |
361 |
237 |
335 |
437 |
|
|
LMN |
124 |
102 |
99 |
127 |
89 |
93 |
83 |
81 |
81 |
72 |
|
|
WC |
626 |
4173 |
4099 |
4022 |
4015 |
3480 |
2941 |
1888 |
2129 |
1207 |
|
|
Total |
1374 |
6542 |
6486 |
6400 |
6384 |
6135 |
5376 |
3588 |
4384 |
3020 |
|
|
(ii) What is the total number of parolees who remain out of jail? |
EC |
152 |
325 |
414 |
317 |
274 |
209 |
254 |
1746 |
1718 |
1586 |
|
FS/NC |
148 |
417 |
378 |
485 |
366 |
491 |
366 |
252 |
309 |
328 |
|
|
GP |
1057 |
1465 |
1555 |
1522 |
1530 |
1672 |
1574 |
1404 |
1565 |
1452 |
|
|
KZN |
37 |
94 |
105 |
155 |
144 |
457 |
84 |
158 |
91 |
212 |
|
|
LMN |
1003 |
1003 |
1003 |
1003 |
1003 |
1003 |
102 |
405 |
525 |
50 |
|
|
WC |
156 |
786 |
692 |
753 |
873 |
609 |
643 |
550 |
645 |
289 |
|
|
Total |
2552 |
4092 |
4145 |
4232 |
4189 |
4440 |
3022 |
4510 |
4850 |
3915 |
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