South Africa: Correctional Services On Oscar Pistorius Placed On Parole

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Oscar Pistorius in the first round of the 400m at the London 2012 Olympic Games (file photo).
24 November 2023
Government of South Africa (Pretoria)
press release

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirms parole placement for Mr Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius, effectively from 5 January 2024. Mr Pistorius was initially convicted of culpable homicide in 2014, but the case went through a number of appeals and was eventually ratified to 13 years and five months in 2017.

The parole placement decision was taken by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB), having assessed Mr Pistorius' profile and other material submitted for the purposes of parole consideration.

Classified as a first time offender with a positive support system, Oscar Pistorius' parole placement is in line with Section 73 of the Correctional Services Act. Parole placement forms part of the total rehabilitation programme in correcting offending behaviour and may include continuation of programmes aimed at reintegration whilst in the system of community corrections.

Mr Pistorius will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections and will be subjected to supervision in compliance with parole conditions until his sentence expires.

Read the original article on Govt of SA.

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