2.3 The Correctional Matters Amendment Act (No 5 of 2011) amends the Correctional Services Act of 1998 in order to strengthen the parole system, provide for a medical parole system and provide for the management of remand detainees. It is hoped that, along with the bail protocol and the protocol on interstate inmate transfer by the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster, the changes ushered in by these policy changes will contribute to the alleviation of overcrowding.