(1)(a) A total of 3 021 offenders were transferred to different centres as per the below table
Receiving region |
Receiving management area |
Receiving correctional centre |
Total offenders transferred |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West |
Barberton |
Barberton Medium A |
386 |
Nelspruit |
100 |
||
Bethal |
Standerton |
120 |
|
Polokwane |
Modimolle |
20 |
|
Polokwane |
68 |
||
Rooigrond |
Medium A |
363 |
|
Rustenburg |
Losperfontein |
162 |
|
Mogwase |
15 |
||
Rustenburg Medium A |
96 |
||
Thohoyandou |
Makhado |
63 |
|
Thohoyandou Medium A |
299 |
||
Witbank |
Witbank Medium A |
408 |
|
Free State & Northern Cape |
Groenpunt |
Groenpunt |
351 |
Gauteng |
Baviaanspoort |
Baviaanspoort |
30 |
Gauteng |
Kgosi Mamapuru II |
C-Max |
15 |
Zonderwater |
Zonderwater |
49 |
|
Leeuwkop |
Leeuwkop |
16 |
|
Johannesburg |
Johannesburg |
90 |
|
Western Cape |
Drakenstein |
Drakenstein |
20 |
Helderstroom |
Helderstroom |
100 |
|
Brandvlei |
Brandvlei |
250 |
|
TOTAL |
3 021 |
(1)(b) DCS issued an observation notice against the Management of South African Custodial Management (SACM) with regards to improper handling of grievances as per the Concession Contract.
(1)(c) The Management of SACM has written a report to DCS with a number of grievances that they claim to have addressed which are inclusive to the following:
2. The Department endeavours to detain inmates in proximity of their areas of origin however due to overcrowding across the DCS it is not always possible to do so and it is therefore applied based on availability of bed spaces in any given facility.
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