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Contents

• Background to development of 2006/07 Strategic
  Plan Budget
• Highlights for 2006/07
• Priorities 2007/08-08/09
• 2007 State of Nation address Programme of
  Action
• Strategic Plan - 2007/08 overview Performance
  Programme outline (year 1)
• Challenges for implementation

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Development of Strategic Plan 2007/08 2011/12

• Exec Management Committee (EMC) evaluation of
  strategic planning and performance evaluation in
  August 2006
• Need to have phased approach to priorities and
  recognise that many are not one year priorities
• Need to focus on enhancing role of operational
  management in DCS for better delivery
• Need strategically focus to create enabling
  conditions for delivery on White Paper creating
  institutional capacity for delivery and
  overcoming obstacles to rehabilitation such as
  security breaches, corruption, overcrowding,
  vacancies
• Mid-term review of 2006/07 of organisational
  performance

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Development of Strategic Plan 2007/08 2011/12

• Development of 5 year plan - prioritizes 1st year
  of operation and adds outer year
• Revised targets for year 1
• Integrated Planning approach which incorporated
• Extended EMC work session end January 2007
• Cabinet Lekgotla priorities
• State of National Address priorities
• Government Prog of Action

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Strategic Themes Of DCS Work

correctional services Department of Correctional
Services REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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2006/07 Highlights

• Improvement in security
• Implementation roll-out of Biometric system
• Implementation monitoring of security policy
• Re-launch finalisation of HIV/Syphilis
  prevalence survey
• Filling of posts at senior management level
  (Chief Deputy Commissioner level)
• Accreditation of sites for provision of ARVs
• 7-day establishment accelerated recruitment
  (continued)
• Launch of Corrections week
• Release of Jali Commission report

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Priorities 2007/08-08/09

• Key projects 2007/08-2008/09
• Expedite procurement of new correctional centres
  attend to necessary improvements in physical
  infrastructure for promotion of security,
  rehabilitation correction
• Phased Implementation of Offender Rehabilitation
  Path
• Phased Implementation of Social Reintegration
  action plan
• Management of Awaiting Trail Detention Project
• Job Refinement Enhancement Project

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Priorities 2007/08-08/09 contd

• Priorities for 2007-8
• Creation of enabling environment for
  rehabilitation
• Improvements in Compliance with Internal Control
  Policies
• Improve Planning, Implementation Reporting
  framework
• Improved Communication of DCS Strategic Direction
• Implementation of Integrated Human Resources
  Strategy
• Improving of partnerships external relations

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2007 State of Nation Address

• Overall focus on delivery in relation to crime,
  poverty alleviation and social development
  addresses both crime prevention and crime
  combating
• Department specific
• Ensure existence of effective institutional
  structures systems for delivery of White Paper
  on Corrections
• Management of Awaiting Trial Detainees Project
• Improvement of capacity of JCPS departments
• Build new correctional centres

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2007/2008 -2011/12 Plan

• Inclusion of priorities in all programmes are
  cross cutting
• Introduction of critical strategies into
  Strategic Plan, including
• Harnessing Organisational Culture Project
• Management of Awaiting Trial Detention Project
• Risk Management and Compliance Improvement
• Security Co-ordination
• Development updating of Service Delivery
  Improvement Plan in compliance with DPSA
• Develop effective Monitoring Evaluation System
  for DCS
• Operational management coordination
• Framework for improvement of delivery on priority
  projects within DCS
• Implementation at Centres of Excellence

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Administration

• Compliance improvement plan
• Involvement of managers in monitoring compliance
  with internal controls procedures at both
  operational support levels
• Improved communication, support to relations
  with Chapter 9 Institutions other Statutory
  bodies, especially Parliament, Human Rights
  Commission Auditor General
• Ensure compliance with PFMA internal financial
  management controls
• Implementation of Jali Commission Recommendations
• Finalise processing of Correctional Services
  Amendment Bill
• Expedite implementation of policies develop
  procedures for approved policies
• Improve implementation performance reporting on
  Centres of Excellence
• Delivery on Priority Master Information Systems
  Plan (MISP) projects

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Administration (cont)

• Finalise alignment between elements of government
  planning cycle ENE, Strategic Planning,
  Operational Plans, Quarterly Reports, Annual
  Report, Performance Management System
• Development of effective Monitoring Evaluation
  System for organisational performance monitoring
• Finalise development of Service Delivery
  Improvement Plan (SDIP) implementation
• Implementation of Integrated Human Resources
  Strategy
• Improve functioning of cluster system to advance
  government objectives programs of DCS
• Participate in efforts to establish continental
  corrections body and conclude bilateral agreements

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Security

• Review improvement of measures to ensure Safety
  Security of inmates, officials, service
  providers public
• Vetting of officials
• Refresher training for emergency support teams .
• Specialised training programmes for security
  personnel
• Reduce incidents of escapes assaults by 10 of
  previous financial year
• Reduce unnatural deaths with 5 compared to
  previous year
• Completion of installation of security equipment
  at 25 of correctional centres

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Corrections

• Reduced even spreading of Overcrowding of
  Sentenced Offenders
• Phased implementation of Offender Rehabilitation
  Path
• Development of prioritised offence related
  corrections programmes
• Increase participation of offenders in
  rehabilitation programs
• Facilitate removal of awaiting trial sentenced
  children from correctional centres to appropriate
  facilities
• Improved effective management of Remand Detention
  through internal JCPS processes

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Care

• Implement Comprehensive Health Care Service
• Review current develop new care programmes for
  implementation
• Conduct HIV AIDS knowledge, attitude,
  perception behaviour (KAPB) assessment
• Development implementation of needs based
  rehabilitation approach for special categories of
  offenders as defined in White Paper

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Development

• Implement comprehensive education, sports,
  recreation, arts, culture skills development
  programme
• Implement comprehensive offender skills
  development plan to enhance skills utilisation
  employability of offenders
• Maintain expand national agriculture
  production workshop system for poverty alleviation

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Social reintegration

• Implement framework on Social Reintegration
• Develop implement Policy procedure for
  Restorative Justice
• Pilot implement classification tool for
  probationers parolees
• Promote alternative non-custodial sentencing to
  judiciary by Department
• Implement measures for improving functions of
  correctional supervision parole systems
• Enhance Operation Masibambisane outreach to
  community and to local government

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Facilities

• Construction of Kimberly
• Completion of Viability for Leeuwkop
• Implement feasibility study findings for new head
  office
• Development of monitoring framework for capital
  works budgeting expenditure
• 5 year facilities plan including new centres,
  upgrading and renovations
• Rented accommodation for community corrections
  offices, regional offices and Head Office

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Challenges

• Provision of three meal system, Implementation of
  Unit Management Structured day dependent on
  job refinement and 7 day establishment
• Job refinement and enhancement project
• Increase participation of offenders in programmes
• Escapes (collusion, violence)
• Attracting retaining scarce skills
• Finalization implementation of policies and
  procedures
• Improve delivery at management area level taking
  into account local governments role (Operation
  Masibamibsane)
• Alignment of planning, budgeting reporting
  framework

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Conclusion

• Have built on EMC evaluation August 2006 that
  need to be more strategically focused to create
  enabling conditions for delivery on White Paper
  in sense of creating institutional capacity for
  delivery and overcoming obstacles to
  rehabilitation such as overcrowding
• Have ensured that all key projects are reflected
  in Strategic Plan
• Have ensure alignment of ENE and Strategic Plan
• Have focused Department on 5 major projects over
  two year project with 6 priority areas for 2007-8
• Key focus of DCS is to address challenges and lay
  institutional basis for delivery on White Paper
  and mandate of rehabilitation and social
  reintegration of offenders

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THANK YOU
THANK YOU End
Age of Hope National Effort for Corrections,
Rehabilitation Social Re-integration of
Offenders
Age of hopeNational Effort for Corrections,
Rehabilitation Social Re-integration of
Offenders