Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)Chapter IV : Sentenced Offenders45. Placement and release |
| 1) | A sentenced offender must be prepared for placement, release and reintegration into society by participating in a pre-release programme. |
| 2) | Where a sentenced offender is to be placed under correctional supervision or to be released on parole there must be compliance with section 55(3). |
| 3) | At release, sentenced offenders must be provided with material and financial support as prescribed by regulation. |
| 4) | If the correctional medical practitioner considers it necessary to establish the health status of a sentenced offender at his or her release, such an offender must undergo a health status examination which may include testing for contagious and communicable diseases as defined in the Health Act, 1977 (Act No. 63 of 1977). |