1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON CHILDREN DCS FACILITIES
CRIME CATEGORIES Sentenced Unsentenced
Aggressive
Economical
Narcotics
Other
Sexual
TOTALS

8. STATISTICAL INFORMATION (cont)
UNSENTENCED CHILD OFFENDERS UNDER 18 YEARS AS AT 7 DECEMBER 2007
Crime GP EC KZN LMN NCFS WC Total
Aggressive
Economical
Narcotics
Sexual
Other
Totals

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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)

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