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Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)

Chapter III : Custody of all Inmates under Conditions of Human Dignity

Part A : General requirements

16. Correction, development and care programmes and services

 

1) The Department may provide correction, development and care programmes and services even when not required to do so by this Act.

 

2) In all instances, when the Department does not provide such services, the National Commissioner must inform inmates of services available from other sources and put inmates who request such services in touch with appropriate agencies.

 

3) The Department must take measures, in terms of planning, policy and infrastructure, to accommodate inmates with disabilities in order to enable such inmates, where practicable, to fully exercise the rights and to enjoy the amenities to which every inmate is entitled.

 

4) The Department must take measures, in terms of planning, policy and infrastructure, in order to create an environment sensitive to the gender of all inmates