Groenewald leads Corrections Week Closing Prayer at Klerksdorp

The Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald; Deputy Minister, Ms Lindiwe Ntshalintshali and National Commissioner, Mr Makgothi Thobakgale on Friday, 20 September 2024, between 12h00 and 14h00, joined scores of correctional officials from all corners of the country, to engage in a prayer session, to mark the closing of Corrections Week 2024. The Minister and National Commissioner were at Klerksdorp Correctional Facility and Deputy Minister at Witbank Correctional Facility, while thousands of other correctional officials are converging at their respective correctional facilities countrywide. #correctionsweek2024 The Department of Correctional Services contributes to a just, peaceful and safer South Africa through effective and humane incarceration of inmates, rehabilitation and social reintegration of offenders. Corrections week is premised on, firstly, that rehabilitation and not punishment works in correcting offending behaviour. Secondly, family and community involvement is critical to rehabilitation and social reintegration of offenders. Corrections week 2024 was observed from the 15th to the 21st September 2024. Corrections is a societal responsibility. The Department of Correctional Services - Shaping the Future of Corrections. Follow us on our social media platforms where the work of the Department is shared and you can interact with us. X: DCS_ZA https://x.com/dcs_za FB: The Department Of Correctional Services   / thedepartmentofcorrectionalservices   YouTube: DCS TV South Africa    / @correctionalservicesza   WA: Department of Correctional Services https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCa... www.dcs.gov.za Music by https://pixabay.com https://pixabay.com/users/et11lx-2170... https://pixabay.com/users/paulyudin-2... https://pixabay.com/users/alban_gogh-... https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free... https://www.bensound.com/bensound-mus... Groenewald leads Corrections Week Closing Prayer at Klerksdorp Correctional Centre