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State of the Region: Organizational Structure & Performance

This presentation provides an overview of the organogram structure and performance of the Free State and Northern Cape Region. It includes branch reports on corporate services, corrections, finance & supply chain management, development and care of offenders, and intergovernmental relations and partnerships.

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State of the Region: Organizational Structure & Performance

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  1. Presentation to Portfolio Committee 2 September 2009 Free State and Northern Cape Region State of the Region

  2. ORGANOGRAM STRUCTURE STATUS OF PERFORMANCE OF THE REGION C. BRANCH REPORTS 1. CORPORATE SERVICES 2.CORRECTIONS 3. FINANCE & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 4. DEVELOPMENT AND CARE OF OFFENDERS D. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN THE REGION FREE STATE PROVINCE NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE E. CONCLUSION SUCCESSES CHALLENGES CONTENT OF THE REPORT

  3. A. ORGANOGRAM

  4. ORGANOGRAM (cont…)

  5. Region consists of two (2) Provinces: Free State and Northern Cape Seven (7) Management Areas namely Groenpunt, Kroonstad, Grootvlei, Goedemoed in Free State Province and Kimberley, Colesberg and Upington in the Northern Cape Province Forty three(43) Correctional Centers excluding Mangaung Maximum Correctional Centre. Male Centres : 41 Female Centres : 1 (Kroonstad Medium C; COE) Female Units : 4 (Ficksburg, De Aar, Upington, Kimberley) Youth centres : 1 ( Groenpunt Youth Centre) Six (6) Centers of Excellence: Groenpunt Youth Correctional Centre, Kroonstad Female Correctional Centre, Sasolburg Correctional Centre, Goedemoed Medium A, Kuruman Correctional Centre and Douglas Correctional Centre. Free State and Northern Cape has an approved lock up total of 16 927 offenders; this includes an additional total of 2928 at the PPP (Mangaung Maximum Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein) The average level of overcrowding for the region as on 24 August 2009 is 104.33 % against the actual total of 17660 with Grootvlei Med A at 107.87% ,Kimberley at 108.02% and Upington at 109.38% as a result of ATD’s. Construction of New Kimberley Correctional Centre which will accommodate 3000 adult male offenders commenced on 14 November 2006 and is 95% completed OVERVIEW OF THE REGION

  6. Escapes: 2007/2008 : Category 1 (10 offenders) Category 2 (3 offenders) 2008/2009 : Category 1 (6 offenders) Category 2(4 offenders) Current financial year : Category 1 (3 offenders): Barkly West (1), Ventersburg (1), Groenpunt (1) (Category 1 escapes: refer to offenders who escape from work teams, hospitals, etc) (Category 2 escapes: absconding of monitors, erroneous releases and those who do not return from weekend leave) The roving CSPB’s structures and offices are well established and fully functional at all management areas. The only chairperson’s position that is vacant is the one at Goedemoed m/area where the process of filling it is at an advanced stage. Total offenders successfully released on medical grounds by the CSPB’s: 2008/2009 :13 2009/2010 : 1 Post Establishment: OVERVIEW OF THE REGION

  7. BREAKDOWN OF INCARCERATION TOTALS

  8. BUDGET PROGRAMMES AND ALLOCATION FOR 2009/2010

  9. PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

  10. EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR TO DATE: REGIONAL STATUS: 31st JULY 2009

  11. COMPLIANCE IMPROVEMENT INSPECTION RESULTS

  12. PROGRAMME SECURITY

  13. ESCAPES

  14. ASSUALTS

  15. UNNATURALDEATHS GANG RELATED INCIDENTS ONLY TWO (2) INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT KROONSTAD MED.B RESULTING IN 8 INMATES SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES AND NO OFFICIALS WERE INJURED. STAFF COMPLACENCY AND VULNERABILITY SOME OF THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE BREACHING OF SECURITY IN CENTRES ARE: ** IMPLEMENTATION OF OSD AND 7 DAY ESTABLISHMENT; financial difficulties experiencing lead to victimization by offenders. ** NEGLIGENCE ( NON-COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES) ** STAFF NOT VIGILANT ENOUGH.(COMPLACENCY AND FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY)

  16. TURNSTILES INSTALLED AT THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONALCENTERS: Groeunpunt Youth Groenpunt Maximum Sasolburg Kroonstad Females Douglas Upington Grootvlei Goedmoed Medium A and Kuruman INSTALLATION OF TURNSTILES

  17. PROGRAMME CORRECTIONS

  18. BREAKDOWN OF INCARCERATION TOTALS PER MANAGEMENT AREA AS ON 24 AUGUST 2009

  19. IMPROVING CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES WITHIN CORRECTIONAL CENTRES AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

  20. APPROPRIATE SENTENCING FOR FACILITATING REHABILITATION IN CORRECTIONAL CENTRES: MATD

  21. The Unit Management principles implemented at the 6 Centers of Excellence (Kroonstad Med C; Groenpunt Youth; Sasolburg; Kuruman and Goedemoed Med A) but there is a lot to with regard to the effective implementation. Unit Managers appointed at all Correctional Centres Case Assessment Official appointed at CoE’s and Dedicated Assessment Center/Units although not yet trained Centers demarcated in terms of Unit Management principles THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIT MANAGAMENT

  22. PROGRAMME CARE

  23. Number of Offenders participated in Social Work Services Programmes: (01 April – 31 July 2009) Life Skills:2 430, Substance Abuse:1 780, Orientation:2 588 , Assessment on the Model of Intervention:1 842, HIV/AIDS:564, Marriage & Family Care: 1576 Sexual Offenders: 534, Support Services: 3 252, Pre Release: 892 , Conflict/Aggression/Anger Management:1 621 Number of Offenders participated in Spiritual Care Programmes: Church Services: 47 047 Group Sessions: 18 531 Individual Sessions: 2 999 Alpha 1198, New Life Behavior 596, EEII 495, Challenging Life Styles 4, Kairos 94, Sycamore Tree Program 346, Ukuphula Iketanga/ Lotsha 398, Other Prison Fellowship Course 1000, Chatsec 373, Heatlines 2232, Bible Way 441, Amos Bible Study 825 Social Work Services rendered to Special Categories Children:369, Young Offenders:1 377, Female Offenders:445, Offenders with Disabilities:24, Elderly Offenders:40, Offenders with mental illnesses:18, Offenders with life sentences:14, Foreign Nationals:13

  24. Comprehensive HIV and AIDS programmes and services are implemented including awareness programmes in all Centers Voluntary Testing and Counselling (VCT) services : 44 Sites operational, 1611 offenders had pre- test counselling 1442 offenders had post - test counselling 1370 Offenders tested, 281 tested HIV positive, 1089 tested negative 32 Nurses trained in the VCT register 1668 offenders are living with HIV 114 offenders disclosed their HIV status 49 Peer Education sessions held, 384 offenders participated 117 offenders are trained as peer educators 104 Health information sessions held,1216 offenders participated 178 HIV/AIDS awareness sessions held, 2043 offenders participated 13 Care and support sessions held , 139 offenders participated 14 Support Groups established 119 Offenders trained in HIV and AIDS information

  25. ART Treatment : DCS Sites accredited are: Grootvlei, Groenpunt, Kroonstad and Kimberley. Two centres envisaged to be accredited ARV Sites are Goedemoed and Upington 486 offenders receive ART, 143 receive ART at Public Health Facilities, 343 receive ART at DCS Accredited Facilities 9 offenders reported rape, 0 tested positive after rape 3 offenders received PEP internally, 6 offenders received PEP at Public Health Facilities. (PEP>POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXES) Offenders with the CD4 count below 200 =15

  26. PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

  27. Vacant posts: Few educators resulting in offenders taking more years to finish a Grade Educators teaching in Formal Education expected to teach Skills Development subjects Too much work for one educators compromising the quality education Lack of classrooms Declining of Formal Education learners 7 Day Establishment creating problems as custodial officials are reluctant to participate in educational programmes Delay in the implementation of OSD for Educationists in DCS Low offender labour totals for agriculture and production workshop projects Impact of the scaling down of costs on activities as planned in the Regional Operational Plan CHALLENGES :DEVELOPMENT AND CARE

  28. PROGRAMME SOCIAL REINTEGRATION

  29. SOCIAL REINTEGRATION: POPULATION

  30. SINCE 1991 THE ACTUAL TOTAL NUMBER ABSCONDERS IN THE SYSTEM IS 1297 WHICH IS CUMULATIVE

  31. FUNCTIONING OFCORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION AND PAROLE BOARDS (CSPB) • There are seven (7) roving Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPB) in the region: • Upington, Grootvlei, • Groenpunt, Kimberley • Goedemoed, Colesberg • Kroonstad. • VACANCIES AT CSPB: • Chairperson at Goedemoed Management Area • TOTAL NUMBER OF OFFENDERS RELEASED ON MEDICAL PAROLE: • 2008/2009 :13 • 2009/2010 : 1 • STATUS REPORT ON CASES RELEASED DURING 2008/2009: • # ACTIVE : 3 (CUMULATIVE FIGURE) • # DECEASED : 1

  32. PROGRAMME FACILITIES

  33. Construction of New Kimberley:( Correctional Centre commencement date 14 November 2006 and revised completion date is 01 September 2009. (The project is 95% complete.) Budget: R851 739 663 The upgrading of the water channel at Goedemoed is 90% complete. CSPB’s offices at Goedemoed, Kimbrerley and Groenpunt are 100% complete REPAIR AND RENOVATIONS(R&R): Barkley West: The project is 32% complete and behind schedule Budget: R 4 596 503 Colesberg: The project is 40% complete and is on schedule Budget: R18 330 179 OWN RESOURCES PROJECTS Admin Offices at Fauresmith is 100% complete Completion of Groenpunt Maximum Centre is 85% complete BUILDING PROGRAMMES

  34. REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS( RAMP) Vereeniging ( Electrical and mechanical ramp) the project is 45% complete and on repair phase) Kroonstad (Civil ramp- 50% complete and on repair phase) Kroonstad (Building related ramp- 25% completed and on repair phase Henneman (electrical and mechanical 100% complete repair phase. Now on maintenance phase LEASED OFFICE ACCOMMODATION Renewed 7 x expired lease contracts for rented office accommodation BUILDING PROGRAMMES

  35. Management of overcrowding Scaling up of inspections, monitoring and evaluation and audits to be conducted to mitigate non-compliance aspects at all levels (Regional, Management Area and Correctional Centre level) Apply head hunting process for appointment professionals so as to reduce vacancy rate amongst scarce skills Completion of the New Kimberley Correctional Centre Finalization of all outstanding disciplinary and suspension cases in the Region KEY DELIVERABLES FOR 2009 / 2010

  36. Together doing more & better to break cycle of crime

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