- Department of Correctional Services (South Africa)
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Department of Correctional Services Department overview Formed 1990 [1] Jurisdiction Government of South Africa Ministers responsible Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Correctional Services
Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister of Correctional ServicesDepartment executive Tom Moyane, Commissioner The Department of Correctional Services is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for running South Africa's prison system. The department has about 34,000 staff and is responsible for the administration of 240 prisons, which accommodates about 189,748 inmates. The prisons include minimum, medium and maximum security facilities. The political head of the department is the Minister of Correctional Services, currently Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. The agency is headquartered in the West Block of the Poyntons Building in Pretoria.[2]
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Correctional centres
The 240 prisons run by the department include:
- 8 women-only prisons
- 13 prisons for young offenders
- 40 prisons for male offenders
- 72 prisons for both male and female offenders
- 5 prisons that are temporarily closed down or undergoing renovations
Notable prisons
- Pollsmoor Prison in the Western Cape Province is the largest maximum security prison and houses inmates serving life or long term sentences.
- C Max in Pretoria is also a maximum security prison which houses inmates serving long sentences and those that are considered flight risks.
- Drakenstein Correctional Centre, the prison from where Nelson Mandela was released after serving a 30-year sentence for opposing Apartheid.
Branches
- Finance
- Development and Care
- Corrections
- Central Services
- Corporate Services
- Operations & Management Support
References
- ^ "History of Transformation of the Correctional System in South Africa". Department of Correctional Services (South Africa). http://www.dcs.gov.za/Organisation/History.htm?path=D:\Inetpub\DCSInternetSite\Organisation\History. Retrieved 2007-08-18.[dead link]
- ^ "Contact Us." Department of Correctional Services. Retrieved on 15 September 2010. "National Department (Head Office) Physical Address : 124 Church Street Cnr Shubart Str Poyntons Building (West Block) Pretoria"
External links
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