# Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale says more than 55-thousand inmates are on parole. Addressing the National Summit on the Review of the Parole System in Pretoria, Thobakgale says the system faces pressure due to the shortage of officers to monitor them effectively. Thobakgale told SABC News that capacity challenges threaten compliance and public safety. He added that stronger parole supervision is vital to balancing rehabilitation, reintegration, and national security:
Commissioner Thobakgale confirms over 55,000 inmates on parole amid supervision shortage [SOUND]
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