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Presentation to Portfolio Committee 2 September 2009 Eastern Cape Region State of the Region

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Presentation to Portfolio Committee 2 September 2009 Eastern Cape Region State of the Region

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    2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION CORPORATE SERVICES FINANCE CORRECTIONS DEVELOPMENT AND CARE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS

    3. CORPORATE SERVICES

    4. ORGANOGRAM: EASTERN CAPE REGION

    5. ORGANOGRAM Cont..

    6. COMPOSITION OF THE EASTERN CAPE

    7. PERSONNEL POPULATION

    8. EQUITY PROFILE

    9. LITIGATION CASES JAN 2008 TO DATE Motion applications: 129 cases reported 50 cases finalized: 30 cases judgment in favor of DCS 20 cases judgment not in favor of DCS 79 pending cases. 2. Civil Claim: 141 cases reported 70 cases finalized: 21 cases judgment in favor of DCS. 49 cases judgment not in favor of DCS 71 pending cases 3. Arbitration: 84 cases reported 30 finalized: 20 awards granted in favor of DCS 10 awards granted not in favor of DCS 54 pending cases

    10. OSD / 7 Day Establishment Once off payment of R7500 paid to qualifying officials. Auditing of the R7500 payments to be finalized by 4th September 2009. Migration of officials on Persal finalized. From 1 July 2009 2/12 shift system introduced in the Region. 30 of 44 centres are on 2/12 shift system 14 centres are still using various shift pattern (Due to staff shortage)

    11. Pending Disciplinary Hearings Cases registered =131 Cases finalized =51 Pending=80 Pending Suspensions Cases registered=6 Finalized= 1 Pending=5

    12. FINANCE

    13. BUDGET ALLOCATION 2009/10 FINANCIAL YEAR

    14. CORRECTIONS

    15. OFFENDER’S POPULATION IN THE REGION

    16. Classification of Correctional Centres

    17. Classification of Correctional Centres Cont..

    18. Regional Overcrowding Task Team (ROTT) and Management Area (MAOTT) established to monitoring of overcrowding management. Currently the region is 154.4% overcrowded as at 23rd August 2009. The most populated centres are Mdantsane, Grahamstown, King Williams Town, Middledrift, Bizana and Mthatha Medium. Good cooperation exist with NPA on the conversions and diversions processes under criminal procedure act provisions namely: - 63 (1) - 62 (F) -63 (A) Protocol for the management of ATD’s with bail exists between DCS and NPA OVERCROWDING MANAGEMENT

    19. Escape April- June 2008 vs April – June 2009

    20. Security related Incident: Assaults, Deaths

    21. SOCIAL REINTEGRATION PAROLEE/PROBATITIONER POPULATION DEC 2008-JULY 2009

    22. SOCIAL REINTEGRATION Cont..

    23. SOCIAL REINTEGRATION Cont..

    24. FACILITIES REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS Contractors currently on sites at the following centres: Mount Fletcher Mount Frere Flagstaff Libode Dutywa Butterworth Cofivamba Lady Frere Dordrecht Barkly East Sterkspruit and Ntabankulu

    25. DEVELOPMENT AND CARE

    26. MANAGEMENT OF HIV AND AIDS The Region has 4 accredited ARV sites namely: St Albans Mthatha Amathole East London Sada management area ARV site will be accredited end of financial year and Kirkwood in the next financial year The VCT new start programme has been rolled out to all 6 management areas. The region is focusing on rendering of counseling and testing for HIV to all TB patients, Management of opportunistic infections on site, sound referral systems to ARV Clinic with the Dept of Health where there area no sites. Training of professional nurses on VCT comprehensive management Plan (ARV) TB and STI management, training of professional nurses on dispensing course to assist with dispensing in the absence of Doctors and Pharmacists.

    27. MANAGEMENT OF HIV AND AIDS (cont) Number of HIV positive offenders=1635 Number of offenders tested voluntary=1490 Number of offenders tested positive=227 Number of offenders on ARV=707 Number of offenders participated in awareness sessions=6637

    28. Care Programmes Care Programmes Health Care Comprehensive health Care Services are rendered: 15051 offenders consulted by primary health care nurses 1636 offenders consulted by Doctors 342 consulted for mental illnesses 315 treated for TB 13 treated for MDR , XDR- 0 297 treated for STI’s

    29. Care Programmes Cont

    30. Development Programmes: Offender Participation

    31. Production and Agriculture Workshop Production workshop and Broiler project at St Albans Abattoir and Piggery at Amathole Management Area Kirkwood- milk and dairy farming Mthatha has a layer project Patensie specializes in Citrus farming 20 Correctional Centres has established small vegetable gardens.

    32. REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT Engagement of offender support for social development initiatives benefiting local schools, assisting municipalities with cleaning up campaigns, manufacturing of school furniture for donations, also assisting with crime prevention campaign in schools and local communities. Facilitated for mobilization of the local and Provincial leadership in support of DCS Programmes. Engagements with the provincial legislature and the provincial EXCO as well as the forum of HODs and Municipal managers has enabled the department to tabulate its programs, plans and challenges thereby identifying areas of partnerships with the various stakeholders in support of an effective correctional system for the province. The Region has signed memorandum of understanding with different partners and other Government Departments.

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