Question NW2683 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
18 September 2023 - NW2683
Engelbrecht, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1)What total number of offenders (a) applied for medical parole in the past three years and (b) were (i) granted and (ii) denied parole; (2) What total number of offenders who were (a) denied and (b) granted parole have since passed on?
Reply:
(1)(a) The total number of offenders who applied for medical parole in the past three years is 214.
(1)(b)(i) The total number of offenders who applied for medical parole and recommended for medical parole by the Medical Parole Advisory Board in the past three financial years is 100.
(1)(b)(ii) The total number of offenders who applied for medical parole and not recommended by the Medical Parole Advisory Board in the past three financial years is 91.
It should be noted that a total of fifteen (15) offenders passed on (before the medical parole application process could be finalised), six (06) for review and two (02) were released on normal parole. The above-mentioned information is summarized as follows:
|
FINANCIAL YEAR |
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS |
RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS |
APPLICATIONS NOT RECOMMENDED |
NUMBER DIED |
NUMBER FOR REVIEW |
NUMBER RELEASED ON NORMAL PAROLE |
|
2020/21 |
65 |
30 |
31 |
03 |
0 |
01 |
|
2021/22 |
60 |
24 |
29 |
06 |
0 |
01 |
|
2022/23 |
89 |
46 |
31 |
06 |
06 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
214 |
100 |
91 |
15 |
06 |
02 |
2)(a) The total number of offenders who were denied medical parole and have since passed on is as follows:
|
Period |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
|
Total |
13 |
08 |
04 |
(2)(b) The total number of offenders who were granted parole and have since passed on is as follows:
|
REGION |
2020/21 |
2021/2022 |
2022/2023 |
|
EC |
149 |
164 |
279 |
|
FSNC |
99 |
213 |
138 |
|
GP |
161 |
155 |
210 |
|
LMN |
382 |
225 |
234 |
|
KZN |
238 |
197 |
257 |
|
WC |
92 |
150 |
218 |
|
TOTAL |
1 121 |
1 104 |
1 336 |
END.