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Act 111 of 1998
- Section 41 (1) of the South African Correctional Services Act (Act 111 of 1998) stipulates that all offenders’ rehabilitation centers that work under the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) must provide programs and activities that meet the rehabilitation needs of offenders.
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South Africa practically implements the Nelson Mandela Rules in its criminal justice approach through the national department of Correctional Services’ three-legged mandate of ensuring safe and humane custody, rehabilitation and social reintegration of offenders.
Nov 22, 2022 · In South Africa, the Offender Rehabilitation Approach, in all its prisons, is centred on the needs-based care approach, which is aimed at maintaining the well-being of inmates and social integration. The philosophy behind the approach resides in the need and risk assessment principles, and rehabilitation—comprising structured day programmes.
This article examines the rights of South African prisoners to rehabilitation in light of the entitlement to rehabilitation contained in the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998 and...
- Jameelah Omar
Oct 7, 2020 · The South African Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has a constitutional mandate to provide rehabilitation programs that address offenders’ criminal conducts. The rehabilitation approach currently used to deliver this mandate is grounded on the needs-based model where dynamic factors associated with recidivism are systematically ...
It is in this statement of intent that the rehabilitation of prisoners is given a central purpose in the correctional system’s response to crime. It is important to acknowledge that the White Paper and the Act bring stability to the strategic vision of the DCS.
This article examines the rights of South African prisoners to rehabilitation in light of the entitlement to rehabilitation contained in the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998 and the White Paper on Corrections, and thus enshrined in statute.
Aug 24, 2023 · South Africa is stuck in what Gillespie (2008) calls an impasse, whereby the rise of a discourse of rehabilitation—one that positions prison as a solution to crime and individual problems—parallels the state’s inability to eradicate structural and personal violence.
