INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDINGS
· NEW PRISONS: None
· NAMES NEW PRISONS: None
· NEW PRISONS PLANNED: One medium for juveniles and one maximum
· NUMBER AND NAMES UNUSED PRISONS: None
· REASONS FOR UNUSED PRISONS: None
· PRISONS IN NEED OF URGENT REPAIR: Six
- Colesberg (kitchen)
- Calvinia (renovated and expanded)
- Hopetown (old structure)
- Richmond (old structure)
- Upington (hot water system)
- Douglas (cracks in walls)
· PRISONS WHICH WILL BE REPAIRED: Five
- Colesberg (kitchen upgraded)
- Calvinia (renovated and expanded)
- Hopetown (complete renovation)
- Upington (hot water system upgraded)
- Douglas (renovated)
· ADDITIONAL CAPACITY CREATED: 56 additional prison accommodation at Calvinia

PRISON POPULATION
TOTAL PRISON POPULATION = 6023

CHILDREN
· TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 154
· AGE BREAKDOWN:

· NUMBER OF WOMEN WITH BABIES: 13
· AVAILABLE FACILITIES:

PERSONNEL
TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONNEL
· At prison: 973
· PC Office: 46
· Total: 1019

SECURITY
SECURITY MEASURES IN THE PRISONS:
· Keeping emergency equipment in working order.
· Immediate availability of security equipment.
· Conducting of regular searches.
· Conducting of regular night visits.
· Continuous sensitizing of personnel.
· Day to day maintenance on buildings.
· Continuous inspection of security fences.
· Inspection of ordinary prison fences.
· Back to basics pertaining safe custody as prescribed.

ESCAPES

· The need to adhere to action plans in accordance with DCs policy.
· Safe custody has been re-emphasized to all members on a continuous basis.
· Control and monitoring measurements have been stepped up.
· The majority of escapes are due to negligence.
· Disciplinary steps are taken against transgressors.

HEALTH ISSUES
· ESTIMATED NUMBER: HIV(+) = 88 (1,46%) AIDS = 7 (0,1%)
· FACILITIES: six of the 12 prisons have day care facilities
· PROBLEMS: no 24 hour hospital facility
· AWARENESS PROGRAMMES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES: presented continuously
· PRISONERS SENT TO PRIVATE CLINICS: none

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

· PRISONS WHICH HAVE NO PERMANENT SOCIAL WORKER OR PSYCHOLOGIST:
- All prisons have social workers posts.
- A vacancy at Richmond.
- Only Kimberley and Upington prison qualify for a psychologist.
- A vacancy at Upington.

· SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED TO ADDRESS SHORTAGES:
- Vacant social worker post at Richmond already advertised.
- Vacant psychologist post at Upington already advertised.

· PRE RELEASE PROGRAMMES ARE AVAILABLE

EDUCATION & TRAINING
· NUMBER OF EDUCATIONIST IN PROVINCE: 11
· ARTICLE 7: 2
· NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1
· MEMBER/STUDENT RATIO FOR EDUCATION: 1:31
· MEMBER/STUDENT RATIO FOR TRAINING: 1:11
· AVAILABLE EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN PROVINCE: ABET; mainstream; skills training; vocational training; in-service training; life skill training; recreational corresp.; entrep. hand craft
· PROBLEMS IN PROVISION OF PROGRAMMES:
- Shortage of facilities, staff and material
- Lack of interest by inmates
· NUMBER AND TYPE OF:

· PRISONS WHICH HAVE LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO PROGRAMMES AND EDUCATORS:
Barkly West, Calvinia, Colesberg, Hopetown, Richmond, Springbok, Victoria West
· PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS RATE OF PROGRAMME:
- Participation: 28,38%
- Success: 59,88%
· SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS:
- Where there are no educationists, functional members are used to co-ordinate programmes
- Article 7 educationists have been appointed
- A community involvement campaign has been launched
- Participation in programmes is acknowledged through the institutional committee and parole board
- Motivational talks are held to encourage prisoners to take part in programmes
- The vacant post at Kimberley prison has been advertised

WORK PROGRAMMES
· TYPE AND AVAILABILITY OF PRISON WORK PROGRAMMES:
- Cleaners
- Agriculture
- Terrain labour (gardens)
- Chefs (prison kitchens)
- Laundry (Kimberley, Upington)
- Chalet works (Kimberley, Upington)
- Maintenance (prison)
- Boiler workshop
- Hire out prison labour (all prisons)

· PARTICIPATING IN WORK PROGRAMMES:
- Percentage: 72%
- Prison population participating: 1845

· SHORTAGES IN REGARD TO THESE PROGRAMMES:
Community feels that DCs provides cheap labour and thus withhold the already jobless community from jobs (attitude of community)

· INCOME GENERATED: R202 481,82
· HOW APPLIED: state account
· SOLUTIONS: marketing of prison labour

CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION & PAROLE
· NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION: 583
· NUMBER OF PERSONS PLACED ON PAROLE: 933
· NUMBER OF PERSONNEL TO CONTROL THESE PEOPLE: 60
· RATIO CS/PAROLE TO PERSONNEL: 25:1
· MECHANISMS TO MONITOR PERSONS ON CS AND PAROLE: HOME VISITS/OFFICE VISITS/ TELEPHONE
· NUMBER OF ABSCONDMENTS IN CS/PAROLE PROGRAMMES:
- 1998: 145
- 1999: 181
· RECIDIVISM STATTISTICS OF PERSONS RELEASED ON CS/PAROLE: 72
· PROBLEMS AND SHORTAGES:
- Office accommodation
- vehicles

OTHER ISSUES
IDENTIFY ANY KEY PROBLEMS:
· Transport between workplace and home. Warders stay far from prisons in townships and public transport is not always readily available, especially for night duty.
· There is a problem with availability of medical services for members in the smaller towns. Members have to travel long distances for specialised treatment. It is expensive and time consuming. The average distance is 500km. In the case of prisoners, they are transferred to the nearest prison.
· Office accommodation is a serious problem. The upgrading of prisons is necessary.
· Intercom systems are lacking in most prisons. This leads to poor communication, especially with prisoners after hours.
· There is no departmental pharmacy or pharmacist in the province - leads to expensive medical care.
· There are little or no facilities available for the presentation of programmes in the prisons - impacts negatively on professional service delivery.
· No district surgeon at Upington prison or dental services in the province.

SUCCESSES IN PROVINCE:
· Labour relations are positive.
· Sound financial management. This province has claimed 3rd position at national level in 1998.
· Using of medical benefits. Only three management areas rated above the national norm.
· The Northern Cape Province ended in first position at national level pertaining to safe custody for 1998.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
· There is an urgent need for additional prison accommodation for maximum and juvenile prisoners in our province.
· The upgrading/replacing of old prisons.
· Departmental pharmacy in the province.
· Personnel development in various functional areas.