Department of

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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Department of
Correctional
Services
Transforming prisons into correctional centres-
places of new beginnings
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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Strategic Direction Department of Correctional
Services 2004-5
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AIM OF DCS
The purpose of the correctional system is to
contribute to maintaining and protecting a just,
peaceful and safe society by (a) enforcing
sentences of the courts in the manner prescribed
by this Act (b) detaining all prisoners in safe
custody whilst ensuring their human dignity
and (c) promoting the social responsibility and
human development of all prisoners and persons
subject to community corrections. (Correctional
Services Act, Act No 111 of 1989)
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LEGAL MANDATE

• MANDATE IS DRAWN FROM
• RSA Constitution
• National Crime Prevention Strategy
• White Paper On Corrections In South Africa
• Correctional Services Act 111/98
• Regulations
• Subordinate Policy
• Institutional Orders

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IMPACT OF MANDATE

• Safe custody to protect society
• Escapes undermine core business - grave offences
• Humane conditions of custody
• Violation of offender rights undermines core
  business - grave offences
• Promotion of social responsibility
• Corruption social irresponsibility undermine
  core business - grave offences
• Promotion of human development
• Frustration of offender development undermines
  core business - grave offences

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TRANSFORMATION 1993 - 2000

• Alignment of Department with human rights culture
  due to 1993 Interim Constitution
• 1994 White Paper
• Appointment of Inspecting Judge
• Affirmative Action process
• Approval of National Crime Prevention Strategy in
  1996
• Demilitarization 1 April 1996
• New Constitution in 1996 Bill of Rights
• New Correctional Services Act in 1998

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STRATEGIC REALIGNMENT SINCE 2000

• Rehabilitation placed at center of all DCS
  activities
• Overhaul of internal strategic planning
• Unit Management mainstreamed as vehicle for
  rehabilitation
• Reconceptualizing of Rehabilitation in 2001
• New corporate culture to support rehabilitation
  correction
• Correction as holistic process
• DCS is States agent in correction
• Upgrade DCS involvement in integrated governance

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VISION MISSION

• To be one of the best in the world in delivering
  correctional services with integrity and
  commitment
• To deliver a Correctional Service in partnership
  with stakeholders by providing
• Incarceration of prisoners under conditions
  consistent with human dignity
• Rehabilitation and reintegration programmes,
• Proper supervision of persons under community
  corrections
• procurement and acquisition of adequate
  resources which enable effective response to
  challenges
• Through progressive management, trained
  personnel, sound work ethics, performance
  management and good governance.   

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CORE VALUES

• DCS Core Values necessary for rehabilitation
  orientation of department and members
• Development
• Integrity
• Recognition of human dignity
• Efficiency
• Accountability
• Justice
• Security
• Equity

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WHITE PAPER ON CORRECTIONS IN SA

• Motivation for new white paper
• History of transformation of dept
• Correction as societal responsibility
• Objectives of correctional system
• Approach to correctional administration and
  management
• Integrated governance
• Who are South Africas offenders
• Ideal correctional official in appropriate
  organizational culture

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WHITE PAPER contd

• Governments responsibilities towards ATDS
• Needs-based intervention plan parole
• Safety, security human dignity as part of
  rehabilitation
• Special categories of offenders
• Appropriate cost effective facilities
• External partnerships
• Governance administration

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IMPLEMENTATION OF WHITE PAPER

• Development of phased costed implementation
  plan
• Alignment of strategic and operational planning
  with White Paper Implementation Plan
• Development of institutional capacity for
  delivery on White Paper
• Paradigm shift of 34 000 members
• Alignment of work of relevant Govt Departments
  strategic partners with White Paper

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DCS LONG TERM STRATEGYTWO PILLARS
DCS as an Institution of Rehabilitation (1)
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DCS AS INSTITUTION OF REHABILITATION

• Transformation from prison service to
  correctional service
• Institutional practices directed at offender
• Institutional practices with dept administration
• Management practices
• Processes systems
• Employee profile
• Management of external relations other
  government departments service providers
  stakeholders

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PROMOTION OF CORRECTION AS SOCIETAL
RESPONSIBILITY

• Reduction of new offending from society
• Families communities must address causes of
  crime must have correcting influence prior to
  involvement of criminal justice system
• Active support of DCS internal programmes
• Support for parolees people serving community
  service sentences
• As accredited service providers (jointly with
  DSD)
• Family support / visits
• Active support for re-entry or restoration of
  released people into society
• As families, employers, community structures

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SERVICE DELIVERY RANGE
CC
Development
SENTENCE PLAN
CCO
CC
Correction
Person under Correction
CCO
Facilities
CCO
CC
CC
Care
After Care
CCO
Security
CC
CCO
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RESPONSIBILITIES TO MEMBERS
Management Information Flow
Training Development
Maintenance Benefits
Correctional Official
Facilities
Exit Management
Recruitment Induction
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EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
Community
CBOs, NGOs, FBOs
International Relations
Family
Parliamentary Legislative Structures
DCS
Educational Institutions
Private Sector
Criminal Justice Cluster
Social Sector Cluster
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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 2004/5

• 1. Policy Implementation
• 2. Improve Compliance with Internal Control
  Policies
• 3. Implement Intervention Programs
• 4. Implement HRD Strategy
• 5. Improve Correction Administration
• 6. Improve Departmental Administrative Capacity
• 7. Improve Communication and build relations with
  External Stakeholders
• 8. Improve Information and Decision Management
  support

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HIGH LEVEL ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
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DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES

• Administration
• Provide the administrative, management,
  financial, ICT, service evaluation, investigative
  and support functions required for all service
  delivery by the department and in support of the
  functions of the Ministry.

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DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
2. Corrections Provide needs-based correctional
sentenced plans for all persons who have been
sentenced to community correctional supervision
or remand in a correctional centre and paroled
prisoners, based on the assessed security risk
and criminal profile of individuals, focussing on
the individuals specific offence, and targeting
all elements associated with the offending
behaviour/s.
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DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
3. Security Maintain the well being of
incarcerated persons by providing for physical
fitness, nutrition, social links with families
and society, spiritual and moral well-being,
psychological well-being and health care, based
on their needs.
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DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
4. Facilities Provide, maintain and upgrade the
physical infrastructure required for those
legally entrusted to the Departments care, as
well as what is required by personnel aiming at
ensuring that facilities are available to meet
the Departments rehabilitation responsibilities
and objectives
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DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
5. After Care Provide services to persons
completing their sentences, to facilitate their
effective reintegration into their communities
and to promote general social acceptance of
offenders.
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DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
6. Development Provide opportunities for social
development and the development of social
conscience including vocational and technical
training, recreation, sports, and education
opportunities, to promote the development of
personal and social competencies that will enable
incarcerated offenders to reintegrate into
communities as productive citizens
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DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMMES
7. Care  Maintain the well being of incarcerated
persons by providing for physical fitness,
nutrition, social links with families and
society, spiritual and moral well-being,
psychological well-being and health care, based
on their needs.
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CHALLENGES FACING DCS

• IMPROVED HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY
• Retraining of members
• Recruitment of appropriate human resources
  orientation
• Compliance with policy corruption prevention
• Corruption investigation and sanction
• Management of employee stress and morale

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CHALLENGES FACING DCS

• IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF ACCOMODATION
• Management of overcrowding
• Improved operational cooperation within IJS re
  case backlogs, bail, appropriate sentencing
• Improved ATD administration and inmate tracking
• Migration plan of ATDs to Ministry of Justice
  responsibility
• Planning for accommodation impact of minimum
  sentences
• Transfer of children to secure care faciltieis
  and implementation of Child Justice Bill

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CHALLENGES FACING DCS

• CORRECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND CARE SERVICES
• Rehabilitation correction and development - of
  prisoners
• Community involvement - Social Restoration and
  Reintegration
• Needs of special categories of offenders
• Management of HIV/AIDS and other health issues

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CHALLENGES FACING DCS

• IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY AND FACILITIES
• Reduction of escapes
• Improvement of safety of offenders
• Renovation of DCS facilities to be appropriate
  for rehabilitation services
• Appropriate use of Technology inmate tracking,
  security equipment
• Transformation of institutional Prison Culture
  and prison violence

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CHALLENGES FACING DCS

• IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONAL
  CAPACITY
• Managing information as a strategic resource
• Effective, efficient and systematic approach to
  creating, using and preserving information
• Integrated information management system to
  support all DCS processes
• Compliance with policy and procedures
• Ensuring evidence-based (research driven)
  programmes and interventions

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THANK YOU
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Correctional Services values your role in
breaking the cycle of crime in making
rehabilitation work. Thank you Together
we can strengthen the social compact against
crime, for a better life.