Correctional Services Act, 1998
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The Correctional Services Act, 1998 is a South African law that comprehensively regulates the management of prisons, the treatment and rights of inmates, and the administration of the correctional system.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of South Africa
ⓘ
South African statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (South Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Department of Correctional Services (South Africa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
correctional centres in South Africa ⓘ sentenced offenders in South Africa ⓘ unsentenced offenders in South Africa ⓘ |
| basedOn | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| establishes |
framework for community corrections
ⓘ
framework for parole and correctional supervision ⓘ procedures for segregation and solitary confinement ⓘ procedures for the use of force in correctional centres ⓘ rules for discipline in correctional centres ⓘ |
| guarantees |
access to health care services for inmates
ⓘ
access to legal representation for inmates ⓘ certain rights of inmates ⓘ protection against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment ⓘ |
| implementsPrinciple |
minimum standards for treatment of prisoners
ⓘ
respect for human dignity of offenders ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal justice
ⓘ
penal law ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | Act to provide for the establishment, functions and control of the Department of Correctional Services; the custody of all offenders under conditions of human dignity; the rights and obligations of sentenced and unsentenced offenders; and matters connected therewith ⓘ |
| purpose |
to align correctional services with the Constitution of South Africa
ⓘ
to ensure that offenders are detained under conditions consistent with human dignity ⓘ to provide a legal framework for rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders ⓘ to regulate the safe custody of offenders ⓘ |
| regulates |
administration of the correctional system in South Africa
ⓘ
management of prisons in South Africa ⓘ rights of inmates in South Africa ⓘ treatment of inmates in South Africa ⓘ |
| replacesInPart | Correctional Services Act, 1959 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
classification and allocation of offenders
ⓘ
maintenance of proper records of offenders ⓘ programmes aimed at rehabilitation of offenders ⓘ provision of accommodation, nutrition and hygiene for inmates ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Correctional Services Act, 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conditions of detention
ⓘ
correctional services ⓘ human rights of prisoners ⓘ prison administration ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | public law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1998 ⓘ |
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