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Office of the Inspecting Judge

Office of the Inspecting Judge. Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services 1 September 2006 “The Rights and Privileges of inmates and their impact on the staff (correctional officials) of the Department of Correctional Services. Vision of the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons.

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Office of the Inspecting Judge

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  1. Office of the Inspecting Judge Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services 1 September 2006 “The Rights and Privileges of inmates and their impact on the staff (correctional officials) of the Department of Correctional Services

  2. Vision of the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons “To ensure that all prisoners are detained under humane conditions, treated with human dignity and prepared for a dignified reintegration into the community”

  3. Current Structure of JIOP

  4. Restructuring of the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons

  5. To consider unresolved complaints with a view to their resolution • Current system

  6. Statutory functions of VC meeting • To consider unresolved complaints with a view to their resolution • To submit to the Inspecting Judge those complaints which the Committee cannot resolve • To organise a schedule of visits • To extend and promote the community’s and stakeholders interest and involvement in correctional matters and • To submit minutes of meetings to the Inspecting Judge.

  7. To extend and promote the community’s interest and involvement in correctional matters • Current system Some stakeholders excluded Funds not available Meetings not held RC to busy

  8. Clarity of process; How must VCs operate?

  9. How do we improve the system? • Clarity of purpose; What must the VC do? • Four pillars • Must ensure that IPVs visit all prisons in the area • Must ensure that complaints are resolved • Must identify partners to improve conditions and the treatment of prisoners • Must involve communities in correctional matters

  10. New JIOP: Visitors Committees • Function as Autonomous Business Units • Judge will appoint VC Chairperson • VC will nominate IPVs from local communities • VC will be assigned budget, powers to resolve complaints • Arrange schedule of IPV visits to ensure all prisoners have access to services of JIOP • Must build partnerships with NGOs, Stakeholders • Must promote community involvement in correctional matters

  11. How? • First step: Restructure of JIOP to support business idea of autonomous VC structures. • Second step: Create the required capacity • Appointment of VCs • Budget to support • Equipment needs • Office space, etc. • Third step: Implementation • Fourth step: Review and improve

  12. How do we achieve improvement • Option two • Improve system design according to following principles. • Strong community involvement • Autonomous VC Units • Empowerment of local communities • Creating partnerships with community structures to resolve problems at local level.

  13. Option two: WHY? • Inability to manage from one nodal point (Cape Town). • Sustainability of oversight bodies rests in the involvement of local communities. • For the people driven by the people

  14. IDEAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICAL & ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE (Par 8.2 page 110 – 114 of White Paper) • Staff/offenderrelationship key to rehabilitation & effective correction management • “Every member is rehabilitator” • New competencies of ideal correctional official • 7 departmental core values - Development, Efficiency, Responsibility, Security, Accountability, Justice, Equity • Align organisational culture with strategic redirection & with positive outcomes • Civilian security structure with strong social-sector dimension • Organizational culture that facilitates reduced recidivism, re-understanding of frontline functions, respect of communities & broader society

  15. Rights and Amenities

  16. Internal Service Evaluation and Eradication and Prevention of Corruption • 95 Objectives and functions of internal service evaluation(1) The Commissioner must conduct an internal service evaluation by means ofinternal auditing, performance auditing, inspections and investigations to promote theeconomical and efficient operation of the Department and to ensure that the objectivesand principles of this Act are met.[Sub-s. (1) substituted by s. 34 (a) of Act 32 of 2001.] (4) The Commissioner must include in the annual report to Parliament, an accountof the process and results of the internal service evaluation.(5) The Commissioner must, on request, send a copy of all internal serviceevaluation reports to the Inspecting Judge.[Date of commencement of s. 95: 19 February 1999.]

  17. The Way Forward • JIOP to communicate with Commissioner • JIOP to consider survey by IPVs

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