# Correctional Services minister Pieter Groenewald has emphasised the need to balance victims’ rights with inmates’ rehabilitation and reintegration. This comes as delegates at the National Parole Summit in Pretoria are interrogating current parole legislation. This includes outdated manual data systems and backlogs as major obstacles. Groenewald emphasised the importance of stakeholders across the justice system reviewing the Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure Acts amid concerns over high reoffending rates:
Minister Groenewald highlights need to balance victims’ rights with inmates’ rehabilitation [SOUND]
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