Department of Correctional Services (South Africa)

The Department of Correctional Services is a department 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 agency is headquartered in the West Block of the Poyntons Building in Pretoria.[2]

Department of Correctional Services
Department overview
Formed1990[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
Employees38,459 (2018/19)
Annual budgetR26,800.0 million (2020/21)
Ministers responsible
Department executive
Websitewww.dcs.gov.za

The political head of the department is the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Correctional Services.[3] As of August 2020 the minister is Ronald Lamola[4] and the deputy minister is Patekile Holomisa.[5] In the 2020 budget, R26,800.0 million was appropriated for the department. In the 2018/19 financial year the department had 38,459 employees.[6]

Correctional centres

The 178 prisons run by the department include:

  • 9 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

Branches

  • Finance
  • Development and Care
  • Corrections
  • Central Services
  • Corporate Services
  • Operations & Management Support
  • Departmental Investigation Unit (DIU)
  • Community Corrections

References

  1. "History of Transformation of the Correctional System in South Africa". Department of Correctional Services (South Africa). Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  2. "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"
  3. "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020. The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is responsible for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ).
  4. "Justice and Correctional Services [ Ministry of ]". South African Government. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Justice and Correctional Services - Corrections [ Deputy Ministry of ]". South African Government. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. "Vote 22: Correctional Services" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2020. Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN 978-0-621-48100-6. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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