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Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula stresses a point during a media briefing where the granting of special remissions was discussed. Next to her are Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa and Deputy Minister of Defence Andries Nel (right).

Following President Jacob Zuma’s announcement on Freedom Day, of his decision to grant special remissions to sentenced offenders, parolees and probationers, the department is gearing itself for the implementation of the release process set to start on 14 May 2012. ...read more

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Guidelines for the implementation of the Special Remission of Sentence

Media statement of the Justice Crime Prevention and Security Cluster on special remission of sentence

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The Department at forefront of SADC regional corrections and prisons co-operation

South Africa is the current Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation and through its various departments, will be expected to host the Organ’s statutory meetings. The Department of Correctional Services, through its branch that deals with matters affecting ACSA and SADC, will host the Strategic and Technical Working Group (STWG) meeting and co-host the Public Security Sub Committee (PSSC) meeting with the Department of Home Affairs. The five-day meeting will be held at the St George’s Hotel from 7 to 11 May 2012. ...read more

Electronic Monitoring set to dent overcrowding rates

All indications are that electronic monitoring (EM) of parolees and probationers can make a significant dent in overcrowding rates and leads to greater public safety and security since it will enable the department to better manage offenders in the system of community corrections. These were some of the considerations when Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula instructed over a year ago that a pilot project be launched to determine the system and the specifics that will work in the South African context. ...read more

Minister Mapisa-Nqakula looks to improve parole administration

Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Monday 26 March addressed a national work session for Correctional Supervision Parole Boards (CSPB) and Case Management Committees (CMC) in the Pretoria Management Area where she dealt with several operational challenges and legislative changes impacting on the quality of the parole administration across the board ...read more

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