Question NW391 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
17 March 2023 - NW391
Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What are the full relevant details of the contracts his department has with (a) G4S for the management of Mangaung Prison and (b) the GEO Group for the management of Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre?
Reply:
a) The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) entered into a 25 year contract with Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts (BCC) (Proprietary) Limited known as Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) on 24 March 2000. The contract with BCC was for the design, construction, operation, maintenance and finance of the correctional centre which consists of two thousand nine hundred and twenty eight (2 928) bed spaces. The BCC commenced with operation on 01 July 2001 and the contract will expire on 30 June 2026.
b) Department of Correctional Services entered into a contract with South African Custodial Services (SACS) (Louis Trichardt) (Propriety) Limited known as Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre (KSCC) on 11 August 2000, for also 25 years to design, construct, operate, maintain and finance the correctional facility of three thousand and twenty four (3024) bed spaces in Makhado, Limpopo province.
The KSCC commenced with operations on 16 February 2002 and the agreement will end on 15 February 2027.
The Department has commenced with the process of taking them over once the contracts come to an end.
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