South African Department of Correctional Services
- South African Department of Correctional Services
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.
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.
Branches
* Finance
* Development and Care
* Corrections
* Central Services
* Corporate Services
References
External links
* [http://www.dcs.gov.za/ Ministry of Correctional Services]
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