The structure of the prison and composition of prisoners and staff can be illustrated as follows: Category Maximum Approved accommodation Juveniles Sentenced Un-sentenced Total % occupancy No. of Staff Approved Staff position Vacancies9 Medium A Medium B CSection Stellenbosch Total 386 399 474 155 74 1,488 663 1 664 172 153 165 372 372 93 165 174 682 682 682 144 114 128 165 165 106 16 16 81 60 141 191 43 47 498 2,023 61 2,024 12 9 14 0 4 48 651 669 The Management Area holds only male offenders. Of the 2,024 prisoners held here, less than 10 are foreigners. The Area is self-sufficient in food as it grows its own food stuff ranging from vegetables to livestock (pigs and cattle). It produces dairy products such as milk, butter, cheese. It also has a big piggery, a poultry farm that produces about 35,000 eggs a month and 64, 000 chickens a day and slaughters 7,000 chickens a day. Most of the work in the prison farms is done by the prisoners and to encourage them and keep them busy, the authorities pay incentives of R40 – R100 depending on the nature of the work done. The Area also provides inmates with vocational training in trades such as woodwork, sewing, metal work, upholstery. They produce items such as chairs, tables, kitchen utensils, burglar bars, truck carriages, food tins, iron sheets, stainless steel, etc. Most of the items are sold to government departments and not to the public. The country’s Coat of Arms is also produced in this facility. There is also a building construction training center where inmates are taught skills ranging from plastering and tiling, brick laying, painting and decoration, plumbing and carpentry. Most of the inmates are trained for between two years and four years. Trainers are recruited from amongst qualified persons in the country. The inmates then sit for exams and when they succeed are issued with certificates recognised by the Ministry of National Education. The programmes are accredited to various institutions in the country including the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA). The inmates are also engaged in recreational activities such as football, rugby, cricket and athletics. 9 This includes employees at the workshops, logistics, agriculture etc. This category has an approved post establishment of 169 positions but only 160 have been filled. There are 9 vacancies. 18 Special Rapporteur on Prisons Mission to South Africa 14 – 30 June 2004