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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Directions to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in all correctional centres and remand detention facilities in the Republic of South Africa

3. Safety and general measures for duration of period of national state of disaster

 

Notwithstanding the pronounced Alert Level, the following measures apply during the national state of disaster:

 

(1) All inmates, upon admission to correctional facilities, must be screened in terms of established protocols, quarantined in terms of national health COVID-19 guidelines and subjected to regulatory assessments before they are detained with the general inmate population;

 

(2) all inmates must be screened in terms of established protocols during incarceration, consultation with health care professionals and upon their release, placement or movement;

 

(3) all correctional officials must be screened on a daily basis at all entrances.

 

(4) all other persons entering correctional services premises must be screened before entering any correctional facility;

 

(5) social distancing measures must be implemented and maintained in terms of the standard operating procedures developed to deal with COVID-19;

 

(6) no person is permitted to enter or be in a correctional facility, use any form of state transport, or enter a public building, place or premises, if that person is not wearing a face mask; and

 

(7) no person is permitted to visit any correctional facility without scheduling an appointment with the relevant Correctional Services authorities prior to such visit.