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Department of the South African government
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
.
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The political head of the department is the
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
, who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Correctional Services.
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As of August 2020
[update]
the minister is
Ronald Lamola
[4]
and the deputy minister is
Patekile Holomisa
.
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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.
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Correctional centres
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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
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Branches
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- Finance
- Development and Care
- Corrections
- Central Services
- Corporate Services
- Operations & Management Support
- Departmental Investigation Unit (DIU)
- Community Corrections
Awards
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Decorations
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Long service medals
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References
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External links
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