Introduction to Central Services Branch PRESENTATION TO PORT FOLIO COMMITTEE : 27 MARCH 2008 : DCS ON CHILD JUSTICE BILL Introduction to Central Services Branch Building a caring correctional system that truly belongs to all Presented by: DC Remand Detention Systems and Security Date: 27 March 2008 1

1. BACKGROUND During 2006 Cabinet has mandated DCS to lead a JCPS Project Team. Focus Area 1 : develop a program for better operational management of RD’s. determine causes of backlogs and provide recommendations to handle backlogs within the Criminal Justice System for Awaiting Trial Detainees. Focus Area 2 : determine a strategic level approach that can be followed by the Government to manage service delivery to Remand Detainees. develop proposals in relation to the establishment of an Institutional Framework for Remand Detention Management. determine long term proposals in relation to a mandate and institutional arrangements for the management of remand detainees.

2. KEY DELIVERABLES 2.1 Policy, Procedures, protocols and legislative framework revisit current DCS policy guidelines impact analysis audit analysis of existing legislative framework develop procedures and protocols 2.2 Research interdepartmental situational analysis/rapid appraisal collect and analyse international best practice

2.3 Reduction of Levels of RD Establish baseline information effective from April 2008 Negotiate development of common information management systems Investigate potential use of electronic monitoring Alignment of admission and release systems Monitoring and evaluation tools 2.4 Human Resource Strategy Profile personnel services, competency and provisioning model Structure and management capacity Develop and deliver training programmes

2.5 Development of Remand Detention Infrastructure Conversion of the 10 facilities Review the existing minimum facilities requirement Video postponement Audit of existing facilities Feasibility study on one-stop service facilities Ongoing infrastructure upgrading and maintenance 2.6 Financial requirements Develop an appropriate costing and budgeting model Develop cluster budgeting proposals

3. IMPROVEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF REMAND DETAINEES IN DCS FACILITIES The following 10 DCS Facilities have been earmarked as RDF’s Pollsmoor Admission Centre, Pietermaritzburg CC, Potchefstroom CC, Pretoria Local, Johannesburg Med A, St Albans, Durban Westville Med A, Boksburg CC, Modderbee CC and Grootvlei Maximum

STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON CHILDREN DCS FACILITIES CRIME CATEGORIES Sentenced Unsentenced Aggressive 397 585 Economical 343 365 Narcotics 15 9 Other 33 34 Sexual 120 148 TOTALS 908 1141

STATISTICAL INFORMATION (cont) UNSENTENCED CHILD OFFENDERS UNDER 18 YEARS AS AT 7 DECEMBER 2007 Crime GP EC KZN LMN NCFS WC Total Aggressive 73 143 160 14 76 104 570 Economical 23 114 99 5 60 48 349 Narcotics 0 0 3 0 1 3 7 Sexual 12 45 34 3 32 22 148 Other 1 10 10 0 3 7 31 Totals 109 312 306 22 172 184 1105

Daily Uncertified Offender Statistics - Children In Custody on 4 February 2008 Regions Management Areas Correctional Centres Sentenced Unsentenced Total GAUTENG BAVIAANSPOORT AREA   44 BOKSBURG AREA BOKSBURG CC 17 BOKSBURG JUVENILE CC 10 HEIDELBERG CORRCENT 4 JOHANNESBURG AREA JOHANNESBURG FEMALE CC 2 JOHANNESBURG MED. A CC JOHANNESBURG MED. B CC 5 KRUGERSDORP AREA KRUGERSDORP CORRCENT LEEUWKOP AREA LEEUWKOP JUVENILE CC 122 124 LEEUWKOP MED. A CC LEEUWKOP MED. C CC MODDERBEE AREA MODDERBEE CC 40 NIGEL MALE CC 1 PRETORIA AREA ATTERIDGEVILLE CC PRETORIA FEMALE CC 3 PRETORIA LOCAL CC 29 189 111 300

Statistics (cont) Eastern Cape Regions Management Areas Correctional Centres Sent Unsent Total INCOMPLETE – EASTERN CAPE REGION CRADOCK AREA BURGERSDORP CC 2   CRADOCK CC 25 10 35 DORDRECHT CC 1 EAST LONDON AREA EAST LONDON MED. A CC 7 EAST LONDON MED. B CC 77 EAST LONDON MED. C CC MDANTSANE CC KIRKWOOD AREA JANSENVILLE CC LUSIKISIKI AREA BIZANA CORRCENT 4 LUSIKISIKI CORRCENT 8 MOUNT FLETCHER CC MOUNT FRERE CC

Eastern Cape Stats (cont) MIDDLEDRIFT AREA FORT BEAUFORT CC 1 2 3   GRAHAMSTOWN CC 14 24 38 KING WILLIAMS TOWN CORRCENT 15 SADA AREA BARKLY EAST CORRCENT ELLIOTDALE CORRCENT IDUTYWA CORRCENT QUEENSTOWN CORRCENT ST. ALBANS AREA PATENSIE CORRCENT PORT ELIZABETH CORRCENT 110 112 ST. ALBANS MAX. CORRCENT ST. ALBANS MED. A CORRCENT ST. ALBANS MED. B CORRCENT 7 UMTATA AREA UMTATA MAX. CORRCENT UMTATA MED. CORRCENT 73 88 TOTAL  92 324 416

Stats ( KZN) Regions Management Areas Correctional Centres Sentenced Unsentenced Total KWAZULU/NATAL REGION DURBAN AREA DURBAN FEMALE CORRCENT 2 10 12   DURBAN JUVENILE CORRCENT 42 230 272 DURBAN MED. B CORRCENT 8 UMZINTO CORRCENT 1 EMPANGENI AREA EMPANGENI CORRCENT ESHOWE CORRCENT 5 INGWAVUMA CORRCENT QALAKABUSHA CORRCENT 11 6 17 GLENCOE AREA DUNDEE CORRCENT 4 ESTCOURT CORRCENT 7 GLENCOE CORRCENT 3 KRANSKOP CORRCENT LADYSMITH CORRCENT 19 NCOME AREA NCOME MED. B CORRCENT VRYHEID CORRCENT 16 24 PIETERMARITZBURG NEW HANOVER CORRCENT PIETERMARITZBURG CORRCENT 30 40 WATERVAL AREA EKUSENI YOUTH DEV. CENTRE 70 WATERVAL MED. B CORRCENT 167 325 492

LMN (stats) Regions Management Areas Correctional Centres Sentenced Total BARBERTON AREA BARBERTON TOWN CC 20 1 21   LYDENBURG CORRCENT NELSPRUIT CORRCENT 2 19 BETHAL AREA BETHAL CORRCENT 7 4 11 ERMELO CORRCENT STANDERTON MED. A CC KLERKSDORP AREA CHRISTIANA CORRCENT KLERKSDORP CORRCENT POTCHEFSTROOM CORRCENT POLOKWANE AREA MODIMOLLE CORRCENT 6 POLOKWANE CORRCENT 3 RUSTENBURG AREA RUSTENBURG CORRCENT 41 RUSTENBURG JUVENILE CC 10 THOHOYANDOU AREA MAKHADO CORRCENT THOHOYANDOU FEMALE CC 14 THOHOYANDOU MED. B CC WITBANK AREA CAROLINA CORRCENT MIDDELBURG CORRCENT (MP) WITBANK CORRCENT 124 31 155

Northern Cape & Free State (stats) COLESBERG AREA COLESBERG CORRCENT 2 & FREE STATE   DE AAR CORRCENT 9 1 10 RICHMOND CORRCENT GOEDEMOED AREA BETHULIE CORRCENT EDENBURG CORRCENT GROENPUNT AREA GROENPUNT JUVENILE CC SASOLBURG CORRCENT 7 VEREENIGING CORRCENT 11 GROOTVLEI AREA BRANDFORT CORRCENT 5 GROOTVLEI MAX. CORRCENT 45 50 KIMBERLEY AREA DOUGLAS CORRCENT 6 KIMBERLEY CORRCENT 12 23 35 KROONSTAD AREA HENNENMAN CORRCENT KROONSTAD MED. A Cc KROONSTAD MED. B CC 33 KROONSTAD MED. C CC 3 8 KROONSTAD YOUTH CC 46 ODENDAALSRUS CC 22 UPINGTON AREA KURUMAN CORRCENT SPRINGBOK CORRCENT UPINGTON CORRCENT TOTAL 105 151 256

Western Cape Region (stats) Sent Unsent Total ALLANDALE AREA ALLANDALE CORRCENT 6   HAWEQUA CORRCENT 1 BRANDVLEI AREA BRANDVLEI JUVENILE CC 78 DRAKENSTEIN AREA DRAKENSTEIN MED. B JUVENILE CC 9 GEORGE AREA MOSSELBAAI CORRCENT 37 41 OUDTSHOORN MED. A CORRCENT 2 4 OUDTSHOORN MED. B CORRCENT 3 5 HELDERSTROOM AREA CALEDON CORRCENT 13 MALMESBURY AREA MALMESBURY MED. A CORRCENT 7 11 MALMESBURY MED. B CORRCENT POLLSMOOR AREA POLLSMOOR FEMALE CORRCENT POLLSMOOR MAX. CORRCENT POLLSMOOR MED. A CORRCENT 15 122 137 VOORBERG AREA VOORBERG MED. B CORRCENT WORCESTER AREA WORCESTER MALE CORRCENT TOTAL 158 202 360 Grand Total 835 1144 1979

4. CHALLENGES Training of personnel to deal with children issues and complexity of the development of a child. Provision of age appropriate facilities and services to children – not to alienate the child. Inadequate collaboration with other Departments for provision of services to Children Awaiting Trial.

CHALLENGES CONTINUED Accommodation of children designated to Reformed Schools and Schools of Industries Children still being sent to DCS facilities as awaiting trial due to alleged security threats at Secure Care Facilities Possible postponement by the Court on cases of children and court decisions to be adhered to. Minimal utilization of Restorative Justice approach to ensure mediation and reparation rather than incarceration of particularly for minor offences.

IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL Section 30 stipulates: children of 12 years might be detained in prison. This necessitates for: Trained personnel in handling children issues especially frontline personnel Appropriate facilities (child friendly) More facilities are required to separate children according to specific age categories Specialists with knowledge on children issues to be recruited

IMPLICATIONS OF THE CHILD JUSTICE BILL (cont) DCS to avail the child for inquiry when ordered to do so Intensify implementation of 276(1)(i) for children (assessment and compilation of reports)

THANK YOU Renewing our Pledge: A National Partnership to Correct, Rehabilitate and Reintegrate Offenders for a safer and secure South Africa