South African Ministry of Correctional Services

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The Ministry of Correctional Services is one of the ministries of the South African government. It is responsible for running South Africa's prison system.

The department has about 34,000 staff and is responsible for the administration of 240 prisons, which accommodates about 189,748 inmates. The prisons include minimum, medium and maximum security facilities.

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[edit] Correctional centres

The 240 prisons run by the department include:

  • 8 women-only prisons
  • 13 prisons for young offenders
  • 40 prisons for male offenders
  • 72 prisons for both male and female offenders
  • 5 prisons that are temporarily closed down or undergoing renovations

[edit] Notable prisons

  • Pollsmoor Prison in the Western Cape Province is the largest maximum security prison and houses inmates serving life or long term sentences.
  • C Max in Pretoria is also a maximum security prison which houses inmates serving long sentences and those that are considered flight risks.

[edit] Officials

As of 2006, the top officials of the Ministry of Correctional Services were:

  • Minister of Correctional Services: Ngconde Balfour
  • Minister of Correctional Services:
  • Commissioner of Correctional Services: Linda Morris Nti

[edit] Branches

  • Finance
  • Development and Care
  • Corrections
  • Central Services
  • Corporate Services

[edit] External links


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