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Justice and Correctional Services
(Subcommittee: Correctional Services) DCS on management of state patients in correctional centres; with Deputy Minister
11 Mar 2022
The Correctional Services Sub-committee of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services convened virtually for a briefing by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the National Department of Health (DoH) on the management of state patients (SPs) in correctional centres.
The Covid-19 pandemic had contributed to relapse ...
Justice and Correctional Services
DCS 2020/21 Quarter 4 Performance; DCS High Litigation costs; with Deputy Minister
3 Sep 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Correctional Services briefed the Committee on its fourth quarter performance for 2020/21 and its litigation costs.
The fourth quarter performance report indicated a departmental strategy to reach its targets. The Department had met 37 of its 52 targets for the quarter (71%).The ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Processes following recent unrest and violence, with Minister & Deputy Ministers
21 Jul 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, 21 July 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received presentations from the Ministry, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD), the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on the processes to be followed in the ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Appropriation Bill: Correctional Services & Department of Defence input
25 May 2021
Video: Standing Committee on Appropriations
The Standing Committee on Appropriations met to receive briefs from the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and Department of Defence (DoD) on the 2021 Appropriations Bill.
The address by the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services focused on the budget cuts and the implications for DCS ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Health Care Services in Correctional Centres; Suspension of KZN Regional Commissioner; with Deputy Minister
19 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services
In a virtual subcommittee meeting, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) reported on the provision of healthcare services in correctional centres, with particular reference to the treatment of state patients, and on matters relating to the suspension of its KwaZulu-Natal Regional Commissioner. ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Release of 19 000 offenders on parole due to COVID-19; Alleged incidents of sexual conduct between inmates and officials & measures to address such incidents; with Deputy Minister
12 May 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on progress following the release of 19 000 offenders on parole to address challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, and the capacity of Community Corrections to manage ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan
5 May 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) presented its Annual Performance Plan to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services.
The OCJ reported that the baseline reduction in funds would negatively impact the OCJ’s capacity to resource courts in terms of HR, ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Ministerial Overview; DCS & JICS 2021/22 APPs, with Deputy Ministers
5 May 2021
In this virtual meeting, the Minister gave a political overview, introducing targets for the DCS including onboarding youth learners it had trained and becoming self-sustainable through the use of inmate labour, as well as an improvement in audit outcomes. Policy for the DOJCD was focused on continued ...
Justice and Correctional Services
(Subcommittee) Management of Remand Detainees; with Deputy Minister
12 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) reported on its management of remand detainees, with a particular focus on remand detainees with bail of less than R1 000, and on the management of COVID-19 in remand detention.
Overcrowding remained a challenge in DCS facilities. As of 22 February, ...
NCOP Security and Justice
Correctional Services A/B: briefing; Legal Aid Amended Regulations: with Deputy Minister
10 Mar 2021
Video: Select Committee on Security and Justice
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) briefed the Committee on the Correctional Services Amendment Bill which corrects the Constitutional Court declaration of unconstitutionality of two sections of the Act that deal with the current parole regimes. The deadline to bring the amendment into ...