Question NW83 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
14 March 2017 - NW83
Selfe, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1)(a) How many instances of physical abuse of inmates by wardens have been reported at the St Albans Prison in Port Elizabeth since 1 January 2014 to date and (b)(i) how many investigations into the cases were finalised and (ii) what was the outcome of each case;
Reply:
St Albans Prison comprises of the following sections mentioned on the table below:
- St Albans Maximum
- St Albans Remand Detention
- St Albans Medium B
ST ALBANS MAXIMUM |
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DATE/ YEAR |
1(a) NUMBER OF ASSAULTS REPORTED |
(b)(i)(ii) NUMBER OF CASES INVESTIGATES AND OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATIONS |
2014 |
35 Cases reported |
32 x cases were not opened by victims therefore they were finalised 3 x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised |
2015 |
43 cases reported |
36x cases were not opened by victims therefore they were finalised 3x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised 4 x cases opened with SAPS but offender did not want to open a case – Finalised |
2016 |
11 cases reported |
9 x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised 1 x case - offender did not want to open a case- Finalised 1 x case opened with SAPS - Pending |
2017 AS OF 31 JANUARY |
1 case reported |
1 x case opened with SAPS in 2017 – Pending |
ST ALBANS REMAND DETENTION |
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2014 |
14 cases reported |
2x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised 5 x cases opened with SAPS – Pending 6 x cases reported but detainees did not open the case |
2015 |
35 cases reported |
4 x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised 1 x case opened with SAPS – Pending 30 x reported but not opened by detainees therefore finalised |
2016 |
11 cases reported |
7 x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised 3 x cases opened with SAPS - Pending 1 x case not opened by the Detainee |
ST ALBANS MEDIUM B |
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2014 |
34 cases reported |
8 x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised 8 x cases opened with SAPS – Pending 1 x case withdrawn by the Prosecutor – Finalised 17 x cases not opened by offenders |
2015 |
35 cases reported |
11 x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised 4 x cases opened with SAPS – Pending 20 x cases not opened by offenders therefore finalised |
2016 |
10 cases reported |
3 x cases opened with SAPS – Finalised 7 x cases not opened by offenders therefore finalised |
2017 |
1 case reported |
1 x case opened with SAPS - Pending |