OFFENDER REHABILITATION PATH 8 SEPTEMBER 2010 PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 1

PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION To provide Portfolio Committee with overview of progress made regarding Rehabilitation and Reintegration Programmes in Department of Correctional Services 2

ESSENCE OF OFFENDER REHABILITATION PATH Process of what happens to offender from point of entry (admission) into correctional centre to point of reintegration into society (social reintegration) 3

Offender Rehabilitation Path Admission Assessment and Classificatio n Profiling CSP CMC approves CSP HCC Disapp rove Place ment CSPB CMC (Parole recom m) Interve ntion/ Servic es CMC 3/6/12 monthl y progre ss & Re- classif ication CRT (3/6/12 monthl y) Housi ng unit (Interv ention/ Servic es) Pre- admissi on Admissio n at Communi ty Correctio ns Re- assessm ent/ Alignme nt of existing correctio nal sentence plan Implementatio n of correctional sentence plan (continuation of existing CSP) Monitoring and evaluation REC (6 monthly progress & Re- classification) Release (Sentence expiry date)

ADMISSION All offenders orientated upon admission Re-integration official explore all possibilities w r t placement / release (fines, bail, etc) Total number of sentenced offenders admitted 2008/2009 – / Offenders serving 0 – 24 months 2008/2009 – / Offenders serving longer than 24 months (Correctional Service Amendment Act No. 25 of 2008) 2008/2009 – /2010 –

ASSESSMENT / CLASSIFICATION / PROFILING Initially – Comprehensive Assessment Team (CAT) – Psychologists, Social Workers, Educators, Health Care Workers, Spiritual Care Workers, Social Reintegration Official, Security Official –Challenge – shortage of staff in these categories Re-strategise –Correctional Assessment Officials –Correctional Intervention Officials Reworked assessment tool –2007/08 : 12 Master Trainers trained on assessment, profiling, classification and correctional sentence plan –2007/08 – 2008/09 : 6170 officials trained in Unit Management –2008/09 :1250 members of Case Management Committee (CMC) Trained 6

CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS (CSP) CMC approves CSP CSPs compiled for following categories offenders serving sentences longer than 24 months in 2009/10: –25324 newly admitted offenders - approved CSPs –15900 offenders with parole consideration dates – approved CSPs –Estimated backlog of without CSPs reduced with (21.4%) Following achievement recorded in first quarter of 2010/11: –4135 newly admitted offenders - approved CSPs –4416 offenders with parole consideration dates - approved CSPs –Backlog reduced by

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS 121 interim Correctional Interventions Officials (CIO) identified nationally to deliver Correctional Programmes CIOs not formally appointed or trained – lead to fragmented implementation of correctional programmes Selected interns trained as facilitators to present correctional programmes - pilot at Pretoria management area – launched 8 February 2010 The project is being evaluated with the intention to roll it out to other regions as well. Interns’ contract to expire (1 - August; 2 - Sept; 3 - March) 8

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS 2009/2010 : 48,396 offenders out of an average of offender population (42%) completed correctional programmes based on statistics for 5 programmes 2010/2011 : (first quarter) 15,650 offenders out of an average of sentenced offender population (13%) (based on statistics for seven programmes presented by DCS officials as well as external service providers) 2010/11 – developing a correctional programme addressing economic crimes – theft related 2008/2009 : attendances at spiritual care sessions – In 2009/2010 including 1st Quarter 2010/11 it was

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS Social Work Services : 2008/2009 : sessions - sessions include individual and group work interventions attendances by special category offenders in existing Social Work programmes 1st Quarter 2010/11 : 5087 offenders involved in programmes provided by external service providers 2009/2010 – Social Work Sessions 1st Quarter 2010/11 : Social Work Services sessions 10

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS Psychological Services 2007/ psychologists - reached sentenced offenders 2008/ psychologists reached sentenced offenders 2009/ psychologists reached 9932 sentenced offenders 1st Quarter 2010/11 – 39 psychologists reached 1485 sentenced offenders 11

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS Health Care Services : Twenty-eight (28) Pharmacists and Community Service Pharmacists allocated to Departmental Pharmacies – impact on Pharmaceutical Services which form part of Primary Health Care - resulted in utilization of private pharmacies as figures for Pharmacists decreased from 33 in 2009/10 to 28 in 2010/11 Seventy-five (75) correctional officials trained in Environmental Hygiene Supervision Various health care programmes (e.g. management of communicable and non- communicable diseases) implemented in 90% Management Areas 12

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS HIV and AIDS : 2008/2009 Awareness sessions conducted Offenders on ARV treatment Offenders tested for HIV antibodies Offenders tested positive Due to HIV counseling and testing drives conducted number of offenders tested during 2009/10 increased Awareness sessions conducted Offenders on ARV treatment Offenders tested for HIV antibodies Offenders tested positive

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS HIV and AIDS 2010/ st Quarter –Awareness sessions –Offenders on ARV treatment –Offenders tested for HIV –Offenders tested positive Sport, Recreation, Arts & Culture (SRAC) –SRAC programmes in all correctional centres for leisure time utilization, sport, recreation arts & culture –2009/10 : attendance by offenders in sport and recreation programmes – attendance by offenders in sport and recreation programmes 1st quarter of 2010/11 (sentenced and unsentenced) 14

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS Formal Education 2008/2009: offenders participated 2009/2010: offenders participated 2010/2011: offenders participated (First Quarter/ Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) learners complete their course in June therefore, second intake of ABET learners in July and totals will reflect different at end of September 15

DELIVERY ON CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLANS Skills Development 2009/2010: participated 2010/2011 (1 st Quarter) : participated Skills Utilization YearProduction WorkshopsAgriculture Number of offenders utilized per day 2009/ /2011 (1 st Quarter) Offender Work Opportunities 2009/2010Quarterly Ave : Total : /2011 (First Quarter)

Offender Rehabilitation Path Admission Assessment and Classificatio n Profiling CSP CMC approves CSP HCC Disapp rove Place ment CSPB CMC (Parole recom m) Interve ntion/ Servic es CMC 3/6/12 monthl y progre ss & Re- classif ication CRT (3/6/12 monthl y) Housi ng unit (Interv ention/ Servic es) Pre- admissi on Admissio n at Communi ty Correctio ns Re- assessm ent/ Alignme nt of existing correctio nal sentence plan Implementatio n of correctional sentence plan (continuation of existing CSP) Monitoring and evaluation REC (6 monthly progress & Re- classification) Release (Sentence expiry date)

Offender 2. Admission at community corrections 3. Re-assessment/ Alignment of existing correctional sentence plan 4. Implementation of correctional sentence plan (continuation of existing CSP) 5. Monitoring and evaluation REC (6 monthly progress & Re- classification) 6. Release (Sentence expiry date) 1.Pre-admission - PLACEMENT OF THE OFFENDER ON CORRECTIONAL/PAROLE SUPERVISION FROM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE 18

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NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS Types of Admission into Community Corrections 2007/082008/092009/ (1) (h) – Correctional Supervision sentence (1) (i) – Sentence converted to C/Supervision (4) (a) – Fines less than 5 years (4) (b) – Fines 5 years and longer Parolees

ALIGNMENT OF THE CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLAN Admission Risk Classification Tool has been developed The purpose of this tool is to identify the risk of the offender at the time of admission; and To determine the level of supervision required Assessment tool has been developed The purpose of this tool is to identify the needs of the offender at the time of admission 21

CONTINUATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CORRECTIONAL SENTENCE PLAN Monitor adherence to conditions : Types of monitoring actions 2007/082008/092009/10 Physical visits at home Visits at community service institutions Community Service hours Office consultations

MONITORING AND EVALUATION Case review conducted at least every six months - includes amongst others: Level of supervision Reports from external agencies Level of supervision 2007/082008/092009/10 Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Phase V

RELEASE Types of releases2007/082008/092009/10 Probationers Parolees

WAY FORWARD Overcrowding in Correctional Centres to be further down managed Capacitating Case Management structures to be prioritised (Case Management Committee, Correctional Assessment Officials, Correctional Intervention Officials, Reintegration Assessment Teams, Reintegration Evaluation Committee) Structure and function alignment to be finalised Impact of implementation of the various shift systems on structured day programme/activities to be evaluated Optimal utilisation of resources, including facilities to render programmes Appropriate utilization of professional staff Intensive efforts to locate victims of crime for victim-offender mediation processes 25

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