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The Department of Correctional Services is a department 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 Zonderwater Prison, Cullinan, Gauteng. Prisons in South Africa are run by the Department of Correctional Services.The department is divided into six administrative regions, each with its own regional commissioner, and subdivided into multiple areas, each headed by an area commissioner. [1]
Goodwood Centre of Excellence or Goodwood Correctional Centre is a medium security prison in Edgemead, Cape Town and run by the South African Department of Correctional Services. Despite its location in Edgemead the prison is named after the nearby neighbourhood of Goodwood .
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government.The department provides administrative and financial support to the court system and the judiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees the National Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation to organs of state, and facilitates ...
Pretoria Central Prison, renamed Kgosi Mampuru II Management Area by former President Jacob Zuma on 13 April 2013 [1] and sometimes referred to as Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Services [2] is a large prison in central Pretoria, within the City of Tshwane in South Africa. It is operated by the South African Department of Correctional Services ...
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is the agency of the South African Government responsible for state prosecutions. Under Section 179 of the South African Constitution and the National Prosecuting Authority Act of 1998, which established the NPA in 1998, the NPA has the power to institute criminal proceedings on behalf of the state and to carry out any necessary functions incidental to ...
Biometrics are used by the South African government to combat fraud and corruption and to increase the efficiency of service delivery to the public. [1]The South African government started biometric identification systems in the departments of agriculture, correctional services, home affairs, police services, and social assistance.
The minister is responsible for overseeing the Department of Correctional Services. The office was re-established in June 2024; between May 2014 and June 2024, the correctional services portfolio was the purview of the minister of justice and correctional services.