ANNEXURE “C” NAMIBIAN CORRECTIONAL SERVIŒ 2008/9 - 2010/11 Annual Reports 5. Offender Population Profile This section of the report indicates the statistics pertaining to the number and profile of offenders admitted in the NCS facilities in each of the financial years 2008/9, 2009/10 and 2010/11. The emphasis is on providing information of the profile of offenders and the impact this has on resources. For example, the admission of short term or nonserious offenders (sentence length under 2 years) into the NCS facilities is a costly exercise for government in maintaining daily basics such as food, water and clothing. Considering that the daily cost per offenders is N$ 25.15 per day for a daily average amount of offenders at 4500, it means that the NCS is spending approximately N$113 200.00 per day on offenders with this cost excluding medical and transport costs. For the period under review, short-term offenders made up between 84% and 87% (see Table 26). Over the three years under review, the annual admission of offenders decreased by 230 (4.9 from the 2008/9 financial year to 2009/10 and by 67 (1.5%) from the 2009/10 to 2010/11. The current offender population profile in correctional institutions is in a diverse scenario whereby the general outlook of accommodation in bed space appears not to be overcrowded but in reality 34 in those areas where the country is densely populated, the prison overcrowding is alarming particularly in the North. - 82 -