Cele warns parole and bail system is a cancer to society [SOUND]

# Former Police minister Bheki Cele has described the country’s parole and bail systems as a problem to society. Cele told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that this contributes to rising reoffending rates. Cele emphasised that many offenders released on parole return to crime, sometimes targeting their previous victims. He added that corruption within the bail process worsens the problem, urging stricter oversight of parolees, and tougher implementation of existing laws: