Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in all correctional centres and remand detention facilities in the Republic of South Africa3. 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. |