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Presentation to Portfolio Committee

2 September 2009

Western Cape Region

State of the Region

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STRUCTURE OF PRESENTATION

A. Regional Overview B. Budget Allocation for 2009/2010C. Security of Personnel and OffendersD. Management of OvercrowdingE. Development of OffendersF. Human ResourceG. Risk ManagementH. ChallengesI. Key Deliverables for 2009/2010

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A. Regional Overview

Regional CommissionerMr. JG Smalberger

Regional CommissionerMr. JG Smalberger

Allandale Management AreaMr. K Sinclair

Allandale Management AreaMr. K Sinclair

Brandvlei Management AreaMrs. C Davids

Brandvlei Management AreaMrs. C Davids

Breederiver Management AreaMr. C Petersen

Breederiver Management AreaMr. C Petersen

Drakenstein Management AreaMr. J Matheyse

Drakenstein Management AreaMr. J Matheyse

Goodwood Management AreaMrs. M Sebotsa

Goodwood Management AreaMrs. M Sebotsa

Overberg Management AreaMr. B Modisadife

Overberg Management AreaMr. B Modisadife

Southern Cape Management AreaMs. N Booi

Southern Cape Management AreaMs. N Booi

Voorberg Management AreaMr. H Jansen

Voorberg Management AreaMr. H Jansen

West Coast Management AreaMr. S Manqele

West Coast Management AreaMr. S Manqele

Deputy Regional Commissionervacant

Deputy Regional Commissionervacant

Regional Head: Dev & CareMrs. Mvandaba-Kokong

Regional Head: Dev & CareMrs. Mvandaba-Kokong

Regional Head: CorrectionsMr. J Le Grange

Regional Head: CorrectionsMr. J Le Grange

Regional Head: Corporate ServicesMr. T Magagula

Regional Head: Corporate ServicesMr. T Magagula

Regional Head: FinanceMr. B Wilson

Regional Head: FinanceMr. B Wilson

Pollsmoor Management AreaMr. M Mkabela

Pollsmoor Management AreaMr. M Mkabela

1. Organogram

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2. COMPOSITION OF REGION

Management Areas 10 Correctional Centers 43 Female centers 3 Youth Centers 5 Maximum Centers

3 Social Reintegration Offices 26 Staff in Region 7569 Offender Population 28368

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3. STAFF COMPOSITION

• FINANCED POSITION = 8241• FILLED =

7569• VACANT =

672

• VACANCY RATE (OVERALL) = 8,15• VACANCY RATE DISCIPLINE =

7,06• VACANCY RATE PROFESSIONALS =

20,08

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Unsentenced persons Sentenced Offenders

Male Female Male FemaleChildren Yuve-

nilesAdults Children Yuve-

nilesAdults Children Yuve-

nilesAdults Children Yuve-

nilesAdults

69 1325 7203 3 101 221 113 1160 17702 2 46 423

8597 325 18975 471

8922 (31,4%) (illegal Immigrants: 39) 19446 (68,5%)

28368

Cell accommodation in use: 19062 (plus 575 hospital beds)

Average prison population: 148.8%

4. OFFENDER POPULATION

Number of offenders in custody on 24 August 2009:

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B. BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR 2009/2010

Programmes Budget Expenditure % Spent

Administration 364,390,900 139,253,030 38.22%

Security 665,198,000 301,752,494 45.36%

Corrections 168,102,300 59,270,358 35.26%

Care 259,864,500 101,135,226 38.92%

Development 77,772,600 29,109,582 37.43%

Social Re-Integration 71,592,400 30,063,129 41.99%

Facilities 34,221,500 11,465,003 33.50%

Total 1,641,142,200 672,048,821 40.95%

1. Expenditure until end of July 2009

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2. Expenditure budget per SCOA item for 2009/2010 until end of July 2009

Standard Item Budget Expenditure % Spent

Compensation of Employees 1,312,070,000 534,617,802 40.74%

Goods & Services 323,245,400 134,858,786 41.72%

Transfers & Subsidies 3,775,200 1,965,055 52.05%

Payment for Capital Assets 2,051,600 607,170 29.60%

Total 1,641,142,200 672,048,821 40.95%

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C. SECURITY OF PERSONNEL AND OFFENDERS

Officials assaulted by offenders: 2008/2009: 25 2009/2010: 6

Type 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10

Escapes 8 6 1

Unnatural deaths 8 9 1

Assaults 1560(376 gang incidents)

1045(294 gang incidents)

328(87 gang incidents)

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Security Interventions

• Automated Control Rooms: 14• Number of CCTV’s: 705• Number of Emergency Support Team (EST)

members: 133• Number of special operations executed by EST: 17• Vetting of staff • Involved in integrated Provincial Gang Strategy • CMC

– Disciplinary hearings– Degrading to lower privilege group– Transfer of offenders

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D. MANAGEMENT OF OVERCROWDING

1. Regional Interventions• Integrated approach in cluster to down manage ATD’s and Children

in custody

• Diversion of sentences (sec 62(f))

• Equal distribution of offenders in region

• Monthly RoTT meeting to monitor and evaluate progress

• Upgrading of current infrastructure and extension of Capacity, e.g

ACCOMMODATION CENTRES ESTIMATED

PROJECT

COST

START

DATE

CONTRACT

TERM

END DATE

BEFORE

CONSTRUCTION

AFTER

CONSTRUCTION

Van

Rhynsdorp

R279 037 691 12/10/2007 24 months 30/06/2010 187 530

Warmbokveld R224 621 574 05/08/2008 24 months 10/07/2010 238 512

Brandvlei R377 357 000 03/11/2008 19 months 02/06/2010 520 1000

Brandvlei

Medium C

R 2100 000 000 - - - 0 520

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2. CLUSTER INVOLVEMENT

JCPS ( MEC: Safety and Security)

JOINTSCommissioner Petros

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEEAdv. H Mohammed

CASE FLOW: HIGH COURT JUDGE HLOPE

STAKEHOLDERS ADV. R. De Kock

CASE FLOW: LOWER COURTSRegional Court President

CHILD JUSTICE FORUMRegional Director: Justice

STOCK THEFTAgri-Western Cape

COMMUNITY COURTSDPP

RURAL SAFETYSAPS

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3. CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES TO OFFENDERS

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Programme Number of offenders involved

Restorative Justice 862

Cross Roads 2263

Pre-release 2118

Conflict/Anger Management 919

Sexual Offender Programme 566

Alcohol & Drugs 918

Total 7646

Labour 3944 per week day

Challenges: Security staff are utilised to render Correctional programmes in the absence of posts for case officers to present programmes.

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4. Special Categories

• Pollsmoor female centre is the only one that has mothers with babies in the region

• Presently the centre has (9) babies• Programmes provided to them include the

following:– Restorative justice, Alternative to Violence

programme,Narcotics Anonymous, Post and pre- natal classes, Individual counseling

MOTHERS WITH BABIES

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5. FUNCTIONING OF CSPB

• No backlogs at the CSPB

• Parole approvals/decisions for 08/09 = 5904

• Day Parole Approvals for 08/09 = 34

• Conversions of sentence for 08/09 = 30

• No of cases considered for 08/09 = 14475

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6. MEDICAL PAROLE PLACEMENTS

• Number of cases presented for 2008/2009 • Cases Received 16• Cases approved 13• Cases disapproved 03

• 2009/2010, two (2) cases of which one was approved.

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E. DEVELOPMENT OF OFFENDERS

Education and training Pass rate for 2008

ABET levels 1- 4 2467 Khari Gude 600 Grade 10 33 Grade 11 22 B-Tech (CPUT) 2 LLB 1

1. Formal Education

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Enrolment for 2009

Certificates 35 Diplomas 24 Junior degree 72 Post graduate 1 Pre-abet 192 Abet Level 1 348 Level 2 466 Level 3 581 Level 4 574 Grade 10 44 Grade 11 26 Grade 12 236 Engineering 36 Total enrolment 2635

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Management Areas Participation targets for skills development in 2009

Allandale 318 Brandvlei 144 Breede rivier 978 Drakenstein 882 Goodwood 192 Overberg 537 Pollsmoor 595 Southern Cape 825 Voorberg 617 West Coast 781 Total 5925

2. Skills Development

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3. Production workshops

Hectares of agricultural land Drakenstein 330,5 Voorberg 2535,88 Overberg 1002 Pollsmoor 16,9 Allandale 17,4 George 7,78 Brandvlei 1000 Breede River 6.46

Capacity in Production workshops 640 per day

Percentage participating 63,43%

Consists of 7 big and 11 smaller farms as well as 2 Wood and Steel workshops and 5 Textile factories

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4. Agriculture Activities2008/2009 Financial Year Apr – Jul 2009

Objective (Annual)

Actualperformance

Objective(Annual)

ActualPerformanceTo date

%

Vegetables 3840000 kg 2594445 3323000 kg 835715 kg 25,15%

Fruit 335000 kg 384303 305000 kg 123190 kg 40,39%

Red meat 155500 kg 177701 151500 kg 21821 kg 14,4%

Milk 1651000 lit 1812067 1595000 Lit 614319 Lit 38,52%

Pork 600000 kg 602375 550000 kg 193332 kg 35,15%

Chicken 680000 kg 649412 680000 kg 204821 kg 30,12

Eggs 340000 doz 376048 340000 Doz 125267 Doz 36,84%

Capacity in Agriculture 1096 per day

Percentage participating 70,62%

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5. Poverty Alleviation

Institution Donation Value

Old Age Home: Caledon 400 kg vegetables R1280

Tahillah House: Elsies River 500 kg vegetables R1600

Retreat Church Repair of 32 benches (still in process)

R25344

The Lord’s Acre Mission: Franschoek Manufacturing and installation of cupboards

R1571

Summervale lifestyle village: Gordons Bay

Assist with Potjiekos nameplates R800

Soup kitchen: Porterville 50 kg vegetables R160

Brandenberg School: Porterville 40 pr shoes, members contribution R2800

Athlone House of Strengh Ongoing maintenance

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F. HUMAN RESOURCE

1. Staff Development:

• Executive Leadership and Management Development Programmes

• Financial training for non financial managers• Anti corruption training• Risk Assessment• Management Information Systems• Training in functioning in Parole Boards and

CMC’s• Functional training as shooting range instructors,

investigations, supply chain management, etc.• Mentoring courses

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2. EQUITY STATUS:

MAY 2004 AND MAY 2009: LEVELS 3-15

LEVELS 3-15 MAY 2004 TOTALS

African Males 893 1344

African Females 451

Coloured Males 2507 2971

Coloured Females 464

White Males 1511

LEVELS 3-15 MAY 2009 TOTALS

African Males 1831 2818

African Females 987

Coloured Males 2651 3217

Coloured Females 566

White Males 1255

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EQUITY STATUS; cont:

MAY 2004 AND MAY 2009 LEVELS 3 - 15

LEVELS 3-15 MAY 2004 TOTALS

White Females 541 1752

India Males 29 49

Indian Females 20

LEVELS 3-15 MAY 2009 TOTALS

White Females 213 1468

India Males 38 62

Indian Females 24

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2. Informal litigation 1 April 2009- 31 July 2009

Litigation cases filed against

Litigation cases won

18 5 won, 12 still pending,

1 settled

a) Informal (arbitrations)

b) Formal Litigations

Litigation cases filed against

Litigation cases

14 all pending

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3. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

AREA APRIL / MAY / JUNE 2009 DISCIPLINARY CASES FINALIZED

404

56 SUSPENSIONS EXCEEDING 30 DAYS

Suspensions

25 TOTAL 144 Grievances Resolved within 30 days 50 Total charged 0 Number of officials

found guilty of fraud, corruption and mal-administration

Total found guilty 0

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G. RISK MANAGEMENT

• Management of overcrowding• Gangsterism• Infrastructure• Debt management and loss control• Fleet Management• Transport of firearms to Head Office • Service terminations• Lack of access identity cards

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H. CHALLENGES

• Vacancies• Retaining of scarce skills• Staff accommodation• Staff debt• Inadequate budget allocation• High turnover of professionals • Full compliance to Occupational Health and Safety

Act• Suspensions, discipline and grievances• Payment of TB and ARV medication

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I. KEY DELIVERABLES FOR 2009/10

• Completion of the “White Paper” Centre at Van Rhynsdorp, Warmbokveld and Brandvlei Med B

• Completion of the upgrading of Riebeeck West, • Opening of the facilities at Overberg• Enhancement of Gang Strategy• Implementation of the 7Day Establishment • Remand Detention concept• Asset Management • Debt Management• Reduction of audit queries• Increase in Offender Labour • Offenders participating in education• Appointment of control room operators

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Thank you

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Together doing more & better to break cycle of crime