Presentation to Portfolio Committee 2 September 2009 Eastern Cape Region State of the Region
Jan 25, 2016
Presentation to Portfolio Committee
2 September 2009
Eastern Cape Region
State of the Region
OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION
• CORPORATE SERVICES
• FINANCE
• CORRECTIONS
• DEVELOPMENT AND CARE
• REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS
CORPORATE SERVICES
ORGANOGRAM: EASTERN CAPE REGION
Regional Commissioner
N.J Jolingana
Regional Head Corrections
L.J Venter
Regional Head Development & Care
C.Van Zyl
Regional Head Corporate Services: M.A Makgaila Regional Head Finance
A.C Castle
Deputy Regional
Commissioner
N.C Breakfast
ORGANOGRAM Cont..
Regional
Commissioner
NJ JOLINGANA
Area Commissioner
East London
V.Hlatswayo
Area Commissioner
Amathole
N. Dumbela
Area Commissioner
Sada
J. Mpolweni
Area Commissioner
Kirkwood
A.Pietersen
Area Commissioner
Mthatha
Z.Gaqa
Area Commissioner
St Albans
D. Mokgoetsi
COMPOSITION OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Management Area No. of centres No. of Community Corrections
Amathole 5 5
East London 4 2
Kirkwood 4 4
Mthatha 12 12
Sada 15 15
St Albans 5 2
PERSONNEL POPULATION
Number of posts 6218
Posts Filled 5684
Vacancies 534
EQUITY PROFILE
RACE TARGET STATUS GAP
African Male 45% 32% -13%
African Female 30% 24% -6%
White Male 7.8% 1% -6.8%
White Female 5.2% 0.3% -4.9%
Coloured Male 5.4% 0.8% -4.6%
Coloured Female 3.6% 0.4% -3.2%
Indian Male 1.8% 0.6% -1%
Indian Female 1.2% 0.1% -1%
Disability 2% 1% -1%
LITIGATION CASES JAN 2008 TO DATE
1. Motion applications: 129 cases reported
50 cases finalized: 30 cases judgment in favor of DCS 20 cases judgment not in favor of DCS 79 pending cases.
2. Civil Claim: 141 cases reported
70 cases finalized: 21 cases judgment in favor of DCS. 49 cases judgment not in favor of DCS 71 pending cases
3. Arbitration: 84 cases reported
30 finalized: 20 awards granted in favor of DCS 10 awards granted not in favor of DCS 54 pending cases
OSD / 7 Day Establishment
• Once off payment of R7500 paid to qualifying officials.• Auditing of the R7500 payments to be finalized by 4th
September 2009.• Migration of officials on Persal finalized.• From 1 July 2009 2/12 shift system introduced in the
Region.• 30 of 44 centres are on 2/12 shift system • 14 centres are still using various shift pattern (Due to
staff shortage)
Pending Disciplinary Hearings
Cases registered =131Cases finalized =51Pending=80
Pending Suspensions
Cases registered=6Finalized= 1Pending=5
FINANCE
BUDGET ALLOCATION2009/10 FINANCIAL YEAR
Program Compensation of Employees
Good and Services
Machinery and Equipment
Household Provincial and Local Government
Totals
Administration 166,974,000 105,022,200 3,412,800 64 000 275,565,200
Security 468,721,000 7,800,000 67,500 478,588,500
Corrections 169,635,000 2,000,000 1,400,000 173,035,000
Care 83,838,000 33,494,000 399,700 117,731,700
Development 29,378,000 6,509,000 311,800 36,198,800
Social -Reintegration
46,118,000 4,107,000 21,000 50,246,000
Facilities 6,360,000 6,317,000 12,677,000
Totals 971,024,000 165,249,200 4,191,800 1,421,000 64,000 1,141,950,000
CORRECTIONS
OFFENDER’S POPULATION IN THE REGION
ATD males 6181
ATD females 87
Sentenced males 13495
Sentenced females 265
ATD children under 18 1323
Sent’d children under 18 1067
No of babies with mother’s incarcerated
10
Total inmate population 20028
APPROVED ACCOM 12 974
PERCENT OVERCROWDED 154.4%
Classification of Correctional Centres
Medium Centres Medium Centres Medium Centres Youth Centres
Willowvale Sada St Albans
Dordrecht Barkly EastMiddledrift
Cradock
Nqamakwe Mqanduli Fort Beaufort Cofimvaba
Engcobo Lusikisiki MiddleburgMt Ayliff
MiddledriftBizana Barkly East
Lady FrereGrahamstown
Sterkspruit
Elliotdale Mt Fletcher Ngqeleni
Kirkwood Mt Frere Butterworth
Stutterheim Flagstaff Idutywa
Somerset East Tabankulu Patensie
Jansenville Burgersdorp
Maximum Centres Remand Detention Centres
Female Centre
East London St Albans Med A East London Med C
St Albans East London Med B
Mthatha Remand
Graaff-Reinet
King Williamstown
Classification of Correctional Centres Cont..
• Regional Overcrowding Task Team (ROTT) and Management Area (MAOTT) established to monitoring of overcrowding management.
• Currently the region is 154.4% overcrowded as at 23rd August 2009.
• The most populated centres are Mdantsane, Grahamstown, King Williams Town, Middledrift, Bizana and Mthatha Medium.
• Good cooperation exist with NPA on the conversions and diversions processes under criminal procedure act provisions namely:
• - 63 (1)• - 62 (F)• -63 (A)
• Protocol for the management of ATD’s with bail exists between DCS and NPA
OVERCROWDING MANAGEMENT
Escape April- June 2008 vs April – June 2009
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NATURE APRIL-JUNE 2008
APRIL-JUNE 2009
STATUS OF INVESTIGATIONS
CRIMINAL/ DISC ACTIONS
From Work team
0 0
From Public Hospital
0 0
From Correctional Centre
05 0 3 not finalized
2 finalized
From court 0 0
YEAR April-June 2008 April-June2009
Assaults Official on offender
25 14
Assaults Offender on Offender
94 49
Offender on Official 01 3
Deaths-Natural /Unnatural
0 3
Security related Incident: Assaults, Deaths
SOCIAL REINTEGRATION
PAROLEE/PROBATITIONER POPULATION DEC 2008-JULY 2009
Month Males Females Case load
Dec 2008 7052 536 7588
Jan 2009 7144 541 7685
Feb 2009 6385 468 6853
March 2009 7076 542 7618
April 2009 7045 537 7582
May 2009 7267 566 7833
June 2009 7407 570 7977
July 2009 8036 560 8596
Month Elderly Males Elderly Females
Dec 2008 200 150
Jan 2009 202 152
Feb 2009 188 148
March 2009 194 149
April 2009 191 205
May 2009 196 255
June 2009 215 216
July 2009 272 155
SOCIAL REINTEGRATION Cont..
Month Youth Males Youth Females
Dec 2008 6852 386
Jan 2009 6942 389
Feb 2009 6197 320
March 2009 6882 331
April 2009 6854 332
May 2009 7071 311
June 2009 7192 346
July 2009 7764 405
SOCIAL REINTEGRATION Cont..
FACILITIES• REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS Contractors currently on sites at the following centres:
Mount Fletcher Mount Frere Flagstaff Libode Dutywa Butterworth Cofivamba Lady Frere Dordrecht Barkly East Sterkspruit and Ntabankulu
DEVELOPMENT AND CARE
MANAGEMENT OF HIV AND AIDS
• The Region has 4 accredited ARV sites namely:The Region has 4 accredited ARV sites namely:• St AlbansSt Albans• MthathaMthatha• AmatholeAmathole• East LondonEast London
• Sada management area ARV site will be accredited end of financial year Sada management area ARV site will be accredited end of financial year and Kirkwood in the next financial yearand Kirkwood in the next financial year
• The VCT new start programme has been rolled out to all 6 management The VCT new start programme has been rolled out to all 6 management areas.areas.
• The region is focusing on rendering of counseling and testing for HIV to all TB patients, Management of opportunistic infections on site, sound referral systems to ARV Clinic with the Dept of Health where there area no sites.
• Training of professional nurses on VCT comprehensive management Plan (ARV) TB and STI management, training of professional nurses on dispensing course to assist with dispensing in the absence of Doctors and Pharmacists.
MANAGEMENT OF HIV AND AIDS (cont)
• Number of HIV positive offenders=1635• Number of offenders tested voluntary=1490• Number of offenders tested positive=227• Number of offenders on ARV=707• Number of offenders participated in awareness
sessions=6637
Care Programmes
• Care Programmes
Health CareComprehensive health Care Services are rendered:- 15051 offenders consulted by primary health care nurses- 1636 offenders consulted by Doctors- 342 consulted for mental illnesses- 315 treated for TB- 13 treated for MDR , XDR- 0- 297 treated for STI’s
Care Programmes Cont
Care Services Individual Session
Group Community Work
Social Work 7694 1348 189
Spiritual Care 1703 1225 1128 church services
Psychological Services
687 10
Development Programmes: Offender Participation
Formal Education Skills Development
SRAC
Pre-Abet= 376 Entrepreneurial training=171
94%
Early Childhood=10 Computer Skill training=128
Abet level 1-4 =2115 Basic Skills training= 970
FET=136 Vocational training=21
HET= 45 Engineering studies=107
Computer based training=188 National Certificate Vocational=93
Production and Agriculture Workshop
• Production workshop and Broiler project at St Albans
• Abattoir and Piggery at Amathole Management Area
• Kirkwood- milk and dairy farming
• Mthatha has a layer project
• Patensie specializes in Citrus farming
• 20 Correctional Centres has established small vegetable gardens.
REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT
• Engagement of offender support for social development initiatives benefiting local schools, assisting municipalities with cleaning up campaigns, manufacturing of school furniture for donations, also assisting with crime prevention campaign in schools and local communities.
• Facilitated for mobilization of the local and Provincial leadership in support of DCS Programmes.
• Engagements with the provincial legislature and the provincial EXCO as well as the forum of HODs and Municipal managers has enabled the department to tabulate its programs, plans and challenges thereby identifying areas of partnerships with the various stakeholders in support of an effective correctional system for the province.
• The Region has signed memorandum of understanding with different partners and other Government Departments.
Together doing more & better to break cycle of crime