5.1 Administration 5.1.1 The Committee remains extremely concerned about the number of disciplinary and corruption cases. The reported decline in the level of non-compliance with policies and legislation notwithstanding, the number of such cases is unacceptable. Concerns about long suspensions particularly those beyond 30 days persist and the Committee recommends that the DCS pay urgent attention to resolving cases speedily, preferably before recourse is sought in court. 5.1.2 While some stakeholders have praised the DCS for its efforts towards greater alignment of its policies with the Constitution, and its activities with the vision contained in the White Paper on Corrections, the Committee feels that there are still too many gaps and non-compliance as far as implementation. The DCS should brief the Committee on its policies and account for why those policies notwithstanding, so many violations, not only in terms of offender care, but also in terms of how it manages its personnel are still being reported by offenders and officials alike. 5.2 Deaths in incarceration 5.2.1 The Committee echoes the outrage at the unsympathetic manner in which the DCS reports on deaths in incarceration. It agrees that given the DCS' core function of providing secure care, a single unnatural death, whether as a result of inadequate/nonexistent medical care or assault, is unacceptable. The DCS should report, in its quarterly administrative and financial reports to the Committee, on both their interventions aimed at eradicating unnatural deaths, and their compliance in terms of the legislation particularly as far as the mandatory reports required by the JICS.