PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

CHAIRPERSON:

MR. DV BLOEM

OVERSIGHT VISIT TO JUVENILE DETENTION CENTRES

BRANDVLEI AND DRAKENSTEIN CORRECTIONAL CENTRES

An oversight visit to Juvenile Detention Centres at the Brandvlei Correctional Centre in Worcester and the Drakenstein Correctional Centre in Paarl is organized for Wednesday, 04 August 2004.

OBJECTIVES OF THE VISIT:

Overcrowding

The capacity of the Centres and how many juveniles are currently incarcerated.

Educational facilities

What Educational training is provided to Juveniles?

General Conditions

What services are currently in place and what services are lacking?

Statistics

The number of sentenced and unsentenced juvenile offenders.

The successful reintegration of offenders into society

What measures are in place to ensure the above?

Recommendations

(The Committee’s role after the visit )

Findings