PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

2 SEPTEMBER 2009

KZN REGION

STATE OF THE REGION

REGIONAL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE

REGIONAL COMMISSIONER

(Vacant)

DEPUTY REGIONAL

COMMISSIONER(Mr. M Nxele)

REGIONALHEAD: FINANCE(Mr. H. Ganesh)

REGIONAL HEADCORPORATE

SERVICES(Mr. D. Makhaye)

REGIONAL HEAD:DEVELOPMENT &

CARE(Ms A. Moodley)

REGIONAL HEAD:CORRECTIONS(Mr. I.S. Zulu)

THE 7 MANAGEMENT AREAS

DC Monama

Dir Korabie

Dir Baxter

Dir Hlatshwayo

Dir Zulu

Dir Mthembu

Dir Mdletye

DU

RB

AN

EM

PA

NG

EN

I

KO

KS

TA

D

GLE

NC

OE

NC

OM

E

WA

TE

RV

AL

PIE

TE

RM

AR

ITZ

BU

RG

The Region has : 42 correctional centers in 7 management areas29 Community Corrections Offices4 farm centers namely: Sevontein, Waterval, Glencoe and Ncome 2 production workshops situated at Durban Westville and Pietermaritzburg

The total offender population as at 2009/08/25 stands as follows: 27 583

SENTENCED OFFENDER POPULATION : 19 795Children under 18: 192 (Male) 6 (Females)Youth under 21: 1622 (Male) 16 (Females)Adults: 17547 (Male) 394 (Females)

OFFENDER POPULATION : REMAND DETAINEES: 7 788Children: 188 (Male) 2 (Females)Youth under 21 1 216 (Male) 09 (Females)Adults: 6 293 (Male) 80 (Females)

AccommodationThe approved accommodation for the region is 33 997 and the percentage of occupancy is 142%

OVERVIEW OF THE REGION

FINANCEAvailable budget as at 26 August 2009

Regional Total - Budget Expenditure %spent Commitment % after commitment Available Budget

Administration 268,602,200 113,891,678 42% 20,162,224 50% 134,548,298 Security 586,966,800 330,847,247 56% 74,256 56% 256,045,297 Corrections 190,805,100 79,843,189 42% 206,780 42% 110,755,131 Care 190,625,500 76,446,171 40% 2,693,475 42% 111,485,854 Development 38,086,800 17,314,657 45% 1,677,269 50% 19,094,874 Social Re Intergration 53,425,300 24,804,963 46% 46,519 47% 28,573,818 Facilities 16,039,300 7,094,048 44% 830,084 49% 8,115,168 Regional Total 1,344,551,000 650,241,953 48% 25,690,607 50% 668,618,440

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POST ESTABLISHMENT

TOTAL APPROVED

POSTS

TOTAL FINANCED

POSTS

TOTAL UNFINANCED

POSTS

TOTAL FILLED POSTS

9904 7792 2112 6894

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION

Percentage of Expenditure to HDI’s service providers:Value of bids / quotations above R30 000 awarded = R27 681 852.01Value awarded to HDI’s = R26 537 977.85 (95.9%)

Audit Report:The Region was qualified on Asset ManagementOther matter of emphasis:OvercrowdingDebt ManagementStock Handling at PharmaciesContract Management

Percentage of compliance in Compliance Improvement Plan Inspections are 78.9%

Risk Management:Major risk identified is inadequate Asset Management

Mitigation Actions:A comprehensive asset management plan to address shortcomings drafted and adopted in the RegionFirst Auto Exception and Early Warning reports on fleet management are investigated

PROGRAMME SECURITY

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 2009

Security Classification

Children Youth Adults Totals

Males Females Males Females Males Females

Number of maximums 7 0 1388 7 3862 36 5300

Number of Mediums 121 5 3384 73 4337 246 8166

Number of Minimums 4 638 37 679

PROGRAMME CORRECTIONS

INMATE POPULATION: COMPARISON: 2008 TO 2009 (JAN – AUG) RESPECTIVELY

Offender Population Sentenced Offenders (19795)

  Children Youth Adults

  males females males females males females

  2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

Jan 169 168 4 4 1501 1589 18 17 16055 16742 410 420

Feb 159  169 3 5 1539 1544 22 17 16109 16850 432 411

Mar 166  182 6 7 1559 1548 33 16 16386 17108 406 413

Apr 181  174 5 7 1504 1573 33 15 16550 17195 413 414

May  177 185 5 7 1586 1560 21 17 16467 17383 425 409

Jun  189 196 7 6 1678 1604 26 15 16560 17539 411 418

Jul  186 195 5 6 1570 1645 18 15 16566 17606 405 427

Aug  190 192 6 6 1540 1622 18 16 16544 17547 394 412

Total 19795

TRENDS IN LENGTHS OF SENTENCES 2009

Sentence GroupChildren Youth Adults Totals

Males Females Males Females Males Females

0 – 6 months 6 - 232 14 184 15 451

>6 – 12 months 12 319 3 238 9 581

> 12 - < 24 months 13 2 267 8 291 8 589

2 – 3 yrs 69 1110 1 1005 2 2187

> 3 – 5 yrs 53 752 25 812 55 1697

> 5 - 7 yrs 10 2 440 8 581 35 1076

> 7 – 10 yrs 13 834 7 1331 34 2219

> 10 – 15yrs 4 1031 9 2654 36 3734

Habitual Criminals 2 49 2 53

> 15 – 20 yrs 3 516 6 1600 22 2147

> 20 yrs 1 346 1 1599 13 1960

Life sentence 4 337 4 2066 35 2446

Ordered by Court as dangerous 3 3

Periodic 2

2

Security prisoner 1 1

Total 188 4 6186 87 12145 266 19146

Offender Population Remand Detainees

  Children Youth Adults

  males females males females males females

  2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009

Jan  332 247 8 7 1477 1673 22 21 1685 6724 132 113

Feb  301 272 11 7 1350 1509 30 20 7021 6368 132 115

Mar 298 277 12 12 1373 1467 26 27 6746 6258 133 102

Apr  302 263 7 9 1358 1459 39 19 6592 6186 127 112

May  271 238 8 10 1363 1428 24 17 6598 6116 131 117

Jun  221 209 3 6 1212 1354 18 17 6514 5644 131 113

Jul 224  193 2 1 1325 1344 29 12 6338 5355 117 99

Aug 228 188 8 2 1374 1216 20 9 6272 6293 117 80

TOTAL = 7788

CRIME TRENDS ATD’S 2009 (TOP 10)

CHILDRENYOUTH ADULT

crime cat Gender

Total crime cat Gender

Total crime cat Gender

Total

Robbery Aggriv M 37 Robbery common M 865 Murder M 539

Rape M 35 Murder M 574 Rape M 532

Robbery common M 34 Rape M 452 Robbery common M 524

Murder M 26 Robbery aggriv M 393 Robbery aggriv M 285

Economic crimes other

M 19 Economic crimes other M 267 Economic crimes other M 214

Burglary / house breaking

M 14 Burglary / house breaking M 253 Theft other M 193

Theft other M 9 Theft other M 238 Burglary / house breaking

M 140

Murder attempted M 7 Murder attempted m 112 Murder attempted M 122

Assault common M 4 Assault serious M 60 Assault serious M 51

Poss / use of marijuana

M 2 Assault common M 59 Assault common M 50

Murder F 1 Murder F 9 Murder F 28

Theft other F 9 Theft other F 7

Assault ser F 2 Fraud and Forgery F 7

Robbery aggravating F 2 Assault serious F 2

Crime iro health services F 1 Robbery aggriv F 1

Assault F 1

PROGRAMME CARE

HIV and AIDS Total number of offenders in the region = 26847

Awaiting Trial Detainees• Male ATD 6825• Female ATD 91

Sentenced Offenders• Male sentenced 19489• Female sentenced 442

Offenders who are HIV positive in the whole Region= 3601

• AT Detainees 2008 2009• Male 444 1087

(16%)• Female 55 49 ( 54%) • Sentenced Offenders• Male 2353 2384

( 12%)• Female 278 81( 18%)

OFFENDERS WHO DID VOLUNTARY COUNSELLING AND TESTING(VCT) /RECEIVING ARV TREATMENT

Total number of offenders : VCT

2008 2009• Pretest Counseling 1375 5324( 20%) • Post test counseling 1210 5218( 20%)• Tested HIV positive 417 1933 (7%)• Tested negative 793 3285 ( 13%)

Total number of offenders on ARV’s• Total Number of Offenders On ARV Treatment

2008 1021 2009 1846 ( 8% increase)

• Offenders accessing ARV’s from DCS Accredited Sites 2008 - 826

2009 – 1566 (6% increase )

• Offenders accessing ARV from Public Hospitals 2008 -1952009- 280-2009( 2% increase)

ACHIEVEMENTS

• The region is managing to roll out Programmes though the resources are scarce

• Waterval management Area is in the process of being accredited

CHALLENGES

• There is only 2 permanent members and one coordinator on contract for this sub directorate who are serving 42 Correctional Centres

• The rest of 5 management Areas are working on ad hoc basis

• All 42 Centre Coordinators are rendering the service on an ad hoc basis

• Lack of training funds and resources

Percentage of Offenders and ATDs with Mental Illness v/s Total Offender Population with Mental Illness

Mentally ill Offenders on Treatment.

Total Number of Mentally ill

Comments/ Remarks.

TOTAL 517 713 72,51% of offenders who are mental health care users are receiving mental treatment. High turnover is the main reason and shortage of resources

Successes • KZN Region participates in Mental

Health intersectoral meetings and more partnerships established

• Protocols for the management of psychotic patients in place

• Management areas have mental health awareness campaigns

• Mental health care users have easy access to treatment

• Psychiatrist render treatment within the facility only in Dbn, Pmb other areas are still not catered for

• Medication for mentally ill offenders is administered

Challenges • Non availability of psychiatrist services within the

facility at Waterval, Ncome, Empangeni, Kokstad and Glencoe

• Intermittent long waiting lists at DOH facilities for observations cases. (Sometimes such offenders are not manageable within DCS facilities.)

• Not all health care providers are trained/qualified in psychiatric health care services

• Custodial staff not trained or orientated in mental health Psychiatric Services not readily available at the other sister departments, eg. SAPS

– Hence ATDs and offenders for further investigations default treatment with a risk of a relapse

OFFENDERS ON MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (EXLD. HIV AND AIDS), BP, ASTHMA, EPILEPSY, ARTHRITIS AND DIABETES V/S TOTAL OFFENDER POPULATION. PERCENTAGE

Comm. Diseases (Known TB, STI, etc)

Hpt / BP Asthma Epilepsy Diabetes Tot. Off

Population.

TOTAL% 4,52% 2,8% 1,46% 0,84% 0,86% 10,98%

Successes • All management areas have peer

educators who promote awareness on communicable diseases and health lifestyle

• All centres enjoy the services of a visiting doctor

• There are weekly to monthly awareness campaigns at centre and unit levels

• More internal and external stakeholder involvement at regional, management area and centre levels

Challenges• Shortage of health care providers at

centre level as well as the current moratorium on the filling of posts, about 27% posts are vacant

• No adequate stakeholder involvement on training and updates

• There is still a high number of natural deaths in the region

• Low health care staff morale

RISKS: PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES There has been no evident success in this area

– There is only one permanent pharmacist appointed in the region and one community service pharmacist.

• When the pharmacist is not available, eg. on leave, etc. the pharmacy must be closed and contributes to the high number of medicines that expire

– There are 5 vacant pharmacist posts in the region, lack of counter offers, is the main contributory factor in this regard

– There has been a major challenge with regard to the shortage of some basic medication at centre level mainly because of the none supply by suppliers and general shortage of pharmacists

– Most centres/units are making use of private pharmacies to obtain medicines for sick offenders at a much higher price

RISKS: PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES (CONT.)

• The following solutions have either been proposed to HO or implemented in the Region– Issuing of Section 38A permits for professional nurses to can

examine, dispense and treat sick offenders in the absence of doctors and pharmacists as provided for by the Nursing Act

– Offering of the Dispensing Course for 25 professional nurses by the University of Pretoria

– 8 nurses in the region are undergoing a Primary Health Care at their own time and expense at different Tertiary Institutions

– Private pharmacies are utilized for urgent prescriptions but at a very high cost

– A proposal to utilize pharmacists on a sessional basis has however been rejected by HO, and such could have gone a long way in addressing the current shortages on a short term and long term basis

QUALITY ASSURED PROGRAMMES

NO. of Quality Assured Care Programmes

NO. of Care Programmes rendered by External Service Providers

% of Care Programmes rendered by External Service Providers

26 15 58%

OFFENDERS PARTICIPATING IN CARE PROGRAMMES

No. of offenders in Care Programmes (against

Offender population of

18771)

No of offenders with sentence plans

% of offenders in Care Programmes

8745 442 46%

PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT

PERCENTAGE OF OFFENDERS PARTICIPATING IN AGRICULTURE PROGRAMMES

ACTUAL LABOUR

SENTENCED OFFENDERS

PERCENTAGE

TOTAL 551 6003 9,2%

PERCENTAGE OF OFFENDERS PARTICIPATING IN PRODUCTION WORKSHOP PROGRAMMES

TOTAL 140 1457 9,6%

Contributing factors for placing less numbers vary amongst , shortage of custodial staff for agriculture, not all offenders are eligible for placement due to security classification limits

CHALLENGES / CONSTRAINTS

AGRICULTURE:AGRICULTURE:

• Stock theft, theft of produce & Equipment

• Officials no longer patrol the premises at night and that maximises the chances of stock theft, and theft of produce/equipment

• Shortage Of Horse Riders

• Lack Of Fencing

• Insufficient Funds

NUMBER OF OFFENDERS PARTICIPATING IN LITERACY PROGRAMMES AGAINST THOSE IDENTIFIED TO PARTICIPATE AS PER THEIR SENTENCE PLANS

LITERACY PROGRAMMES: Pre- ABET (Karigude/Masifundisane) 1147: Offenders enrolled for Pre-ABET .

485: Offenders participating in Pre-ABET.

PERCENTAGE OF OFFENDERS WHO HAVE REGISTEREDFOR ABET PROGRAMMES VERSUS THE TOTAL OFFENDERSELIGIBLE FOR ABET

2022 : Offenders participating as ABET learners Achievement for ABET is 87%

2324 : Offenders registered for ABET

PERCENTAGE OF OFFENDERS IN FET PROGRAMMES CALCULATED AGAINST THE TOTAL OFFENDER POPULATION ELIGIBLE FOR FET

• 470: Regional target• 958: Offender participating in FET• 49%: Calculated against the total offender population eligible for FET

PERCENTAGE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES VSTHE TOTAL OFFENDER POPULATION WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FORSKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN TERMS OF THEIRSENTENCES PLANS

1140: Baseline for Skills Development• 429 Offenders participating in Skills Development• 30%: Achieved due insufficient funds

PERCENTAGE OF OFFENDERS INVOLVED IN SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMMES IN TERMS OF THE SENTENCE PLANS• 25 946 : Baseline participation

• 22 145: Offender participating in sports, arts, culture and recreation

• 85%: Offender participation calculated against the total offender population per year

PROGRAMME FACILITIES

REGIONAL PROJECTS: FACILITIES

PAROLE BOARDS

2008/2009 Nine Parole Boards were planned to be build at an estimate

cost of R2,4m each. 2 at Ncome - Started 09 March 2007.

Completed 09 July 2008.(R2,4m)ea 1 at Glencoe - Started 07 March 2007.

Completed 24 June 2008.(R2,4m) 1 at Kokstad - Started 08 January 2007.

Completed 24 July 2008.(R3m) 1 at Waterval - Started 12 December 2007.

Still under construction. (R1,8m)

Four(4) are to be constructed during 2009/2010.

REGIONAL PROJECTS: FACILITIES (CONTINUED)CAPITAL POJECTS

This entails major upgrading of correctional centers to support rehabilitation

and security. 6 Projects were prioritized for upgrading since 2004 but there has

been no end productProject Description Budget 09/10

Construction

Expenditure

Consultants

Expenditure

Construction

Challenges/

Intervention

Ingwavuma R NIL R 12 million since 2004

R NIL Matter reported to Head Office

Nongoma R 7.3 million R 2 million

Since 2004

R NIL No needs norms from Head Office

Nkandla R NIL R 3,9 million

Since 2004

R NIL No Funding

Maphumulo R NIL R 1,3 million Since 2004

R NIL No Funding

Estcourt R NIL R 5 million Since 2004

R NIL No Funding

Matatiella R NIL R 2 million Since 2004

R NIL No Funding

REGIONAL PROJECTS: FACILITIES (CONTINUED)PLANNED MAINTENANCE (R.A.M.P)

This pertains to normal repairs of Civil, Mechanical & Electrical components to buildings to maintain humane conditions

6 Projects under construction:Kokstad IS System = R 22 millionNew Hanover (RAMP) = R 21 millionQalakabusha (Elect/Mechanical) = R 58 millionGreytown (Civil, Elect & Mech RAMP) = R5,5 millionPietermaritzburg Medium A (Perimeter Fence) = R 3,1 millionPomeroy (Burn`t Kitchen Repairs) = R1,1 million

5 Projects under Planning Phase Qalakabusha (Intergrated Security System)Eshowe (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical RAMP)Pietermaritzburg Intergrated Security System)Pietermaritzburg Medium B (Civil,Mech &Elec RAMP)Sevontein (Civil,Elect & Mech RAMP)

REGIONAL PROJECTS: FACILITIES (CONTINUED)0WN RESOURCES PROJECTS

THESE ARE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY INTERNAL STAFF IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION, SUPPORT SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO OFFENDERS.

2009/2010 BUDGET = R 4 MILLION

6 PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

200 INMATES ARE RECEIVING SKILLS TRAINING

40 READY FOR TRADE TEST

“Together doing more and better to break the cycle of crime.”