Organization : Department of Correctional Services
Type of Facility : Offender Visitation Process
Head Office : Pretoria
Website : http://www.dcs.gov.za/
What are the DCS Offender Visitation Processes?
DCS Offender Visitation Processes are,
1. Arrival :
Visitors will be searched. Produce the following authorised identification :
** South African ID, or
** Passport.
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2. Registration :
** Personal details of visitor(s)
** The case number or registration number of the offender(s) that is to be visited.
** No unauthorised items (firearms, knives, etc.)
** Leave valuables at the main gate
3. Visitor Tag :
** Display the visitor tag visibly at all times.
4. Body Search :
** Visitors will be searched before being accompanied to the relevant visiting area.
5. Waiting Area :
** Visitors are searched once more.
** Visitors’ and offender’s/remand detainee’s personal details are verified.
6. Briefing :
** Visitors are briefed about the rules of the visiting area.
** The offender/ remand detainee may decide whether or not to see the visitor.
7. Visit :
** The visitor waits for the offender/remand detainee to be located.
** The visitor may buy delicacies from the tuck shop for consumption in the visiting area.
** Misbehaviour, such as unbecoming conducts and disturbing others, will terminate the visit immediately.
** All visits are subject to monitoring and must take place within sight and earshot of an official.
8. End Of Visit :
** The offender/remand detainee will be called first, while the visitors remain seated.
** Visitors and offenders/remand detainees will be notified five (5) minutes before visiting time is over.
** No offender is allowed to bring anything into the correctional centre after the visit.
9. Waiting Area :
** Visitors go back to the waiting room where they will be searched before being accompanied back to the main gate.
10. Main Gates :
** Visitors must return the visitor tag.
** Visitors who left their valuables at the gate must claim them back.
Contact Address :
Postal Address
Private Bag X136
Pretoria
0001
Switchboard :
012 307 2998
012 307 2999
012 307 2227