This monitoring system does not only provide enough security, it also monitors the behaviour of employees and other security personnel – whether they are doing their routine checks or if they assault inmates. The only limitation is that the assaults and other malpractices take place in the rooms where the cameras are not installed. The Centre is managed by a staff composed of 98 security officers (who work in three shifts of 8 hours each), 5 nurses, 110 administrative workers and 68 cleaners. The detainees are fed three times a day and as shown in the menu in Annex II. xii) Dyambu Youth Centre and the Leseding Youth Centre The Dyambu and Leseding Youth Centres are located in Krugersdorp, some 30 kilometers from Johannesburg. They form part of the chain of companies operated by BOSASA and as such are located in the same vicinity as the Lindela Repatriation Centre. The centres opened in 1995 and currently hold about 500 children between the ages of 14 and 21, all males. All the children in these centres are awaiting trial. The Dyambu Centre holds children of 18 years and above while the Leseding Centre holds children of 14 to 17 years. On average, they spend about 12 to 18 months in these centres The two centres have a total of 137 staff among them 25 females. These include social workers, educational therapists, trainers, nurses, psychiatrists and psychologists. The centres provide a series of activities including formal and vocational training. Children held in the Centres continue their education within the Centres and upon release are integrated into the mainstream educational system. There is a small clinic with two nurses and one doctor with a ward of three beds. The two centres share a control room with 48 cameras that record all the activities taking place within the centres. Vocational training provided includes motor mechanic, painting and carpentry. They also engage in recreational facilities such as football, volleyball and other indoor games. Each cell has about six double bunk beds with a shower and toilet. Each cell is also provided with a television set which automatically goes off at 10 pm. The children are allowed contact visits everyday: Mondays – Thursdays from 2 pm to 4 pm and Fridays–Sundays from 1pm to 4 pm. Open day activities where families and friends come together and spend the day with the children are also organised on a regular basis. 29 Special Rapporteur on Prisons Mission to South Africa 14 – 30 June 2004

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