Pretoria – A documentary that reveals how South Africa’s correctional system has transformed over the last 22 years will be launched on 29 June at the SABC’s M1 Studio in Auckland Park.
The documentary will show how the correctional system has changed from prisons to corrections, where human rights and dignity are recognised and valued.
The Deputy Ministers of Justice and Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla, Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams and Public Enterprises Bulelani Magwanishe will launch the documentary, which will mainly focus on youth in conflict with the law.
The documentary, ‘Ithubalami: My rehabilitation path to new beginnings’, will further showcase the Department of Correctional Services’ offender rehabilitation programme.
Ithubalami will bring to the fore offender rehabilitation and showcase correctional centres as places of new beginnings, where education and skills development are the cornerstone of corrections.
Ithubalami addresses social issues such as poverty, crime and unemployment amongst offender communities released on parole. The doccie examines the interventions put in place to increase the chances of employment and reintegration of released offenders. – SAnews.gov.za
