Print version| Country | SOUTH AFRICA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Correctional Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Department of Correctional Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Private Bag X136, Pretoria 0001, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +27 12 307 2249 or 307 2274 or 307 2248 fax: +27 12 307 2000 or 325 4824 or 321 2460 Web: www.dcs.gov.za |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Tom Swabihi Moyane
National Commissioner |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
149,959
at 31.10.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
286
based on an estimated national population of 52.4 million at end of October 2012 (from Statistics South Africa figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
28.2%
(30.4.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
2.4%
(28.2.2011) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.4%
(31.3.2012 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
5.3%
(August 2010) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
243
(2013) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 118,968
(30.4.2012) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
131.7%
(30.4.2012) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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