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