• Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)
  • Notice No. 1543 of 1998
  • Preamble
  • I. Definitions
    • 1. Definitions
  • II. Introduction
    • 2. Purpose of correctional system
    • 3. Establishment, functions and control of Department
  • III. Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human Dignity
    • A. General requirements
      • 4. Approach to safe custody
      • 5. Establishment of prisons
      • 6. Admission
      • 7. Accommodation
      • 8. Nutrition
      • 9. Hygiene
      • 10. Clothing and bedding
      • 11. Exercise
      • 12. Health care
      • 13. Contact with community
      • 14. Religion, belief and opinion
      • 15. Death in a correctional centre
      • 16. Correction, development and care programmes and services
      • 17. Access to legal advice
      • 18. Reading material
      • 19. Children
      • 20. Mothers of young children
      • 21. Complaints and requests
    • B. Discipline
      • 22. General
      • 23. Disciplinary infringements
      • 24. Procedures and penalties
      • 25. [Repealed] Solitary confinement
    • C. Security
      • 26. Safe custody
      • 27. Searches
      • 28. Identification
      • 29. Security classification
      • 30. Segregation
      • 31. Mechanical restraints
      • 32. Use of force
      • 33. Non-lethal incapacitating devices
      • 34. Firearms
      • 35. Other weapons
  • IV. Sentenced Offenders
    • 36. Objective of implementation of sentence of incarceration
    • 37. General principles
    • 38. Assessment
    • 39. Commencement, computation and termination of sentences
    • 40. Labour of sentenced offenders
    • 41. Treatment, development and support services
    • 42. Case Management Committee
    • 43. Location and transfer of sentenced offenders
    • 44. Temporary leave
    • 45. Placement and release
  • V. Management, Safe Custody and Well-being of Remand Detainees
    • 46. Management, safe custody and well-being of remand detainees
    • 47. Food and drink
    • 48. Clothing
    • 49. Safekeeping of information and records
    • 49A. Pregnant women
    • 49B. Disabled remand detainees
    • 49C. Aged remand detainees
    • 49D. Mentally ill remand detainees
    • 49E. Referral of terminally ill or severely incapacitated remand detainee to court
    • 49F. Release under supervision of South African Police Service
    • 49G. Maximum incarceration period
  • VI. Community Corrections
    • 50. Objectives of community corrections
    • 51. Persons subject to community corrections
    • 52. Conditions relating to community corrections
    • 53. Serving of community corrections
    • 54. Day parole
    • 55. Commencement
    • 56. Medical examination
    • 57. Supervision
    • 58. Supervision Committee
    • 59. House detention
    • 60. Community service
    • 61. Seeking employment
    • 62. Employment
    • 63. Compensation
    • 64. Programmes
    • 65. Contribution to costs
    • 66. Fixed address
    • 67. Use of alcohol or illegal drugs
    • 68. Monitoring
    • 69. Additional conditions for children
    • 70. Non-compliance
    • 71. Change of conditions
    • 72. Complaints and requests
  • VII. Release from a Correctional Centre and Placement under Correctional Supervision and on Day Parole and Parole
    • 73. Length and form of sentences
    • 73A. Incarceration framework
    • 74. Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards
    • 75. Powers, functions and duties of Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards
    • 76. Correctional Supervision and Parole Review Board
    • 77. Powers of Correctional Supervision and Parole Review Board in respect of cases decided by Correctional Supervision and Parole Board
    • 78. Powers of Minister in respect of offenders serving life sentences
    • 79. Medical parole
    • 80. Special remission of sentence for highly meritorious service
    • 81. Special measures for reduction of prison population
    • 82. Powers of President
  • VIII. National Council for Correctional Services
    • 83. Structure of National Council
    • 84. Functions and duties of National Council
  • IX. The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services
    • 85. Establishment of Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services
    • 86. Inspecting Judge
    • 87. [Repealed] Appointment of Assistants
    • 88. Conditions of service of retired judges
    • 88A. Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer
    • 89. Appointment of staff and assistants
    • 90. Powers, functions and duties of Inspecting Judge
    • 91. Expenses of Judicial Inspectorate
  • X. Independent Sentenced Offender Visitors
    • 92. Appointment of Independent Sentenced Offender Visitors
    • 93. Powers, functions and duties of Independent Correctional Centre Visitors
    • 94. Visitors' Committee
  • XI. Internal Service Evaluation and Eradication and Prevention of Corruption
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    • 95. Compliance monitoring
    • 95A. Departmental Investigation Unit
    • 95B. Code enforcement
    • 95C. Report of Commissioner
    • 95D. Mandatory reporting obligations of Department of Inspecting Judge
  • XII. Officials of the Department
    • 96. Powers, functions and duties of correctional officials
    • 97. Delegation of powers
    • 98. Professionals
  • XIII. General Powers of Enforcement
    • 99. Access to correctional centres
    • 100. Arrest
    • 101. Entry, search and seizure
    • 102. Use of force
  • XIV. Public-Private Partnership Correctional Centres
    • 103. Contracts for public-private partnership correctional centres
    • 104. Duties and restrictions applying to Contractors
    • 105. Appointment of Controller
    • 106. Powers, functions and duties of Controller
    • 107. Appointment of Director
    • 108. Powers, functions and duties of Director
    • 109. Appointment of custody officials
    • 110. Powers and duties of custody officials
    • 111. Preservation of confidentiality
    • 112. Commissioner's powers in an emergency at public-private partnership correctional centre
  • XV. Offences
    • 113. Interference with correctional or custody officials
    • 114. Interference with community corrections conditions
    • 115. Aiding escapes
    • 116. Unauthorised removal of inmate from correctional centre
    • 117. Escaping and absconding
    • 118. Giving or receiving money or other consideration
    • 119. Supplying certain articles to inmates
    • 120. Inmates receiving or sending articles
    • 121. Selling or supplying articles to inmates
    • 122. Unauthorised entry at correctional centres and communication or interference with inmates
    • 123. Prohibited publication
    • 124. Unauthorised wearing of departmental dress or insignia or prescribed sentenced offender dress
    • 125. Masquerading as an official
    • 126. False representations
    • 127. Unauthorised disclosure of information
    • 128. Unauthorised access to or modification of computer material
    • 128A. Falsifying identification
    • 129. Indirect complicity
  • XVI. General
    • 130. Limitation on legal proceedings
    • 131. Liability for patrimonial loss arising from performance of service by persons under community corrections
    • 132. Establishment, management and exemption from certain moneys of canteens at prisons
    • 133. Agreements for articles, supplies and services
    • 134. Regulations
    • 135. State bound by Act
    • 136. Transitional provision
    • 137. Repeal of laws
    • 138. Short title and commencement
  • Schedule
    • Schedule : Laws amended by Section 137
      • Laws amended by Section 137
• Regulations for the Administration of the Department of Correctional Services of the Republic of South Africa
  • Notice No. R. 914 of 2004
  • Chapter I : Definitions
    • 1. Definitions
  • Chapter II : Custody of all Prisoners under Conditions of Human Dignity
    • 2. Admission to prison
    • 3. Accommodation
    • 4. Nutrition
    • 5. Clothing and bedding
    • 6. Exercise
    • 7. Health care
    • 8. Contact with Community
    • 9. Death in prison
    • 10. Correction, Development and Care Programmes and Services
    • 11. Recreation
    • 12. Access to legal advice
    • 13. Reading material
    • 14. Discipline of inmates
    • 15. Safe custody
    • 16. Searches
    • 17. Identification
    • 18. Mechanical restraints
    • 19. Non-lethal incapacitating devices
    • 20. Firearms
    • 21. Other weapons
  • Chapter III : Sentenced Prisoners
    • 22. Classification of sentenced prisoners
    • 23. Labour of sentenced prisoners
    • 24. Case Management Committee
    • 25. Location and transfer of prisoners
    • 25A Register for Sex Offenders
  • Chapter IV : Management, Safe Custody and Well Being of Remand Detainees
    • 26. Other Categories of Remand Detainees
    • 26A Food and drink
    • 26B Amenities
    • 26C Clothing and bedding
    • 26D Pregnant women
    • 26E Labour of remand detainees
    • 26F Safekeeping of information and records
    • 26G Referral of terminally ill or severely incapacitated remand detainee to court
    • 26H Release under supervision of South African Police Service
    • 26I Maximum incarceration period
  • Chapter V : Community Corrections
    • 27. Supervision Committee
    • 28. Monitoring
  • Chapter VI : Release from Prison and Placement under Correctional Supervision and on Day Parole and Parole
    • 29. Length and form of sentence
    • 29A Medical Parole
    • 29B Appointment and composition of the Medical Parole Advisory Board
  • Chapter VII : Compliance Management
    • 30. Departmental inspectors, investigators and auditors
  • Chapter VIII : Human Resources and Work Organisation Matters
    • 31. Work facilities
    • 32. Work hours
    • 33. Discipline
    • 34. Emergency work
    • 35. Medical examination
    • 36. Medical Board proceedings
    • 37. Leave and abscondment
    • 38. Establishment of Correctional Services Facilities Fund
    • 39. Establishment of departmental canteen
    • 40. Access to prisons
    • 41. Delegation of authority
  • Schedules A and B
    • Schedule A and Schedule B
    • Schedule A - 2007
    • Medical Parole Application in terms of section 79 of Act 111 of 1998 as amended
• Disciplinary Code and Procedure - 2007
  • 1. Purpose and Scope
  • 2. Principles
  • 3. Scope of Application
  • 4. Codes, Rules and Standards
  • 5. Procedures: Disciplinary Actions
  • 6. Serious Misconduct
  • 7. Disciplinary Hearing
  • 8. Appeal
  • 9. General
  • Annexure A : Code of Conduct/Acts of Misconduct
  • Annexure B : Written Warning
  • Annexure C : Final Written Warning
  • Annexure D : Notice of Disciplinary Meeting
  • Annexure E : Notice of Appeal
• Disciplinary Code and Procedure - 2009
  • Introduction
  • 1. Purpose and Scope
  • 2. Principles
  • 3. Scope of Application
  • 4. Codes, Rules and Standards
  • 5. Procedures: Disciplinary Actions
  • 6. Serious Misconduct
  • 7. Disciplinary Hearing
  • 8. Appeal
  • 9. General
  • Annexure A : Code of Conduct/Acts of Misconduct
  • Annexure B : Written Warning
  • Annexure D : Notice of Disciplinary Meeting
  • Annexure E : Notice of Appeal
• Notices
  • Delegation of Authority
  • Delegation of Authority
  • Delegation of Authority
  • Establishment of Remand Detention Facilities
  • Commencement of Certain Sections of The Correctional Matters Amendment Act, 2011 (Act No 5 of 2011)
  • Placement on Parole of Selected Categories of Sentenced Offenders, 2020 COVID-19
    • Proclamation No. 19 of 2020