GEORGE NEWS - After two years as the head of George Community Corrections, Former SWD Eagles rugby coach, Eddie Myners, has been promoted to Head of George Correctional Centre.
Myners's new appointment came into effect on 1 January this year after he was in his previous position since 2019.
The George Correctional Centre is the third biggest correctional centre in the Western Cape and one of nine correctional centres in the Southern Cape management area of which Johan Vermaak is the acting area commissioner.
The prison houses approximately 1 400 inmates and has a staff corps of approximately 220 members.
Myners, who has been living in George since 2003, and who was also part of the SWD Eagles coaching staff for many years, has worked at the St. Albans Prison in Gqeberha, he was an instructor at Kroonstad Training College and Assistant Head at Mossel Bay Correctional Centre before he was appointed as the head of George Community Corrections.
Plans for centre
He says his plans for the centre includes to instill the back-to-basics principles where each member understands the mandate of the service delivery model to safely guard, rehabilitate and send each person back into the community to make a positive contribution.
"I am looking forward to new challenges and want the staff to serve the community with outstanding service and professionalism, to make George Prison one of the model prisons in the country," he said.
He also feels it is of the utmost importance to work hand in hand with external role players and other organisations. "Rehabilitation and successful reintegration of prisoners can not be accomplished by DCS alone. Good discipline and professionalism is what has already begun to work with staff as well as prisoners in order to ensure good service delivery to our community," said Myners.
DCS congratulate Myners
Area Commissioner of the Southern Cape and Acting Deputy Commissioner at Pollsmoor Prison Ndileka Booi, wished Myners well with his new position.
"He is well known to the Garden Route District through his passion in sport activities, especially rugby. We wish him well in all his endeavours as the new head as he possesses skills and attributes to deliver DCS's mandate," Booi said in a statement.
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