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  • Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

2022-w4285 - 15 December 2022

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    Pambo, Mr V question
    What (a) is the total number of parolees who violated their parole conditions since 1 January 2014 and (b) total number (i) was re-arrested and taken back to jail and (ii) remains out of jail?
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    A total of 82 972 violated their parole conditions since 01 January 2014, to the end of the second quarter of 2022/23. This total includes all those who violated the parole conditions had parole revoked and absconders (parolees who avoid being monitored). When a parolee or probationer violates supervision conditions, an investigation is done, and a motivation and recommendations to revoke the parole is done.

    Since 01 January 2014, up to the second quarter of 2022/23 a total of 39 947 parolees and probationers absconded. This category has violated conditions by disappearing and avoid being monitored or supervised. The breakdown per region is as follows:

    Question

    Region

    01.01.2014

    To

    31.03.2014

    2014/2015

    2015/2016

    2016/2017

    2017/2018

    2018/2019

     

    2019/2020

    2020/2021

    2021/2022

     

    2022/2023

    What (a) is the total number of parolees who violated their parole conditions since 1 January 2014

    EC

    282

    765

    969

    898

    825

    821

    853

    486

    606

    122

     

    FS/NC

    298

    1059

    1053

    1078

    1034

    1183

    989

    710

    898

    759

     

    GP

    1315

    2382

    2327

    2128

    2222

    2290

    2177

    1801

    2186

    1844

     

    KZN

    111

    350

    381

    542

    493

    493

    345

    395

    426

    449

     

    LMN

    1127

    1105

    1102

    1130

    1092

    1096

    185

    486

    606

    122

     

    WC

    782

    4959

    4791

    4775

    4888

    4089

    3584

    2438

    2774

    1496

     

    Total

    3915

    10620

    10623

    10551

    10554

    9972

    8133

    6316

    7496

    4792

    (i) What is the total number of parolees re-arrested and taken back to jail

    EC

    130

    440

    555

    581

    551

    612

    599

    432

    522

    431

     

    FS/NC

    162

    654

    685

    677

    688

    964

    789

    553

    696

    481

     

    GP

    258

    917

    772

    606

    692

    618

    603

    397

    621

    392

     

    KZN

    74

    256

    276

    387

    349

    368

    361

    237

    335

    437

     

    LMN

    124

    102

    99

    127

    89

    93

    83

    81

    81

    72

     

    WC

    626

    4173

    4099

    4022

    4015

    3480

    2941

    1888

    2129

    1207

     

    Total

    1374

    6542

    6486

    6400

    6384

    6135

    5376

    3588

    4384

    3020

    (ii) What is the total number of parolees who remain out of jail?

    EC

    152

    325

    414

    317

    274

    209

    254

    1746

    1718

    1586

     

    FS/NC

    148

    417

    378

    485

    366

    491

    366

    252

    309

    328

     

    GP

    1057

    1465

    1555

    1522

    1530

    1672

    1574

    1404

    1565

    1452

     

    KZN

    37

    94

    105

    155

    144

    457

    84

    158

    91

    212

     

    LMN

    1003

    1003

    1003

    1003

    1003

    1003

    102

    405

    525

    50

     

    WC

    156

    786

    692

    753

    873

    609

    643

    550

    645

    289

     

    Total

    2552

    4092

    4145

    4232

    4189

    4440

    3022

    4510

    4850

    3915

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