Eleven Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) accused of murdering an alleged gangster claim that the State is “feeding them to the wolves”.

National Correctional Services Commissioner Samuel Thobakgale says tough action will be taken against officials found to be in the wrong in the erroneous release of inmates from Pollsmoor. Several ...

Residents living near Pollsmoor Prison have been advised that the facility’s escape and incident alarm will be tested on a ...

Eleven Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) accused of murdering an alleged gangster claim that the State is “feeding them to the wolves”.

Prisoners found using cellphones could have their sentences prolonged. This comes after the emergence of a Facebook page believed to be run by current inmates at Pollsmoor Maximum Security in Tokai, ...

Cape Town - The Department of Public Works is considering selling the Pollsmoor Prison estate, which is set among some of the country’s most expensive properties. The precinct, which is about 2.5 ...

Female prisoners and remand inmates are enduring massive overcrowding at Cape Town's Pollsmoor correctional facility, parliamentarians discovered during an oversight visit on Tuesday. Portfolio ...

After Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’ call to jam cellphone signals at Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, the Department of Correctional Services said the prison is among five prisons identified ...

Amid concerns that criminal activities are being co-ordinated by cellphones from within Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for signal-blocking tech. As a result, the mayor ...

Image for illustration purposes only. Photo: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has dismissed as false a report claiming an individual repeatedly broke into ...

JOHANNESBURG -- A South African prison that once held Nelson Mandela is being evacuated after two prisoners died from a disease carried by rats, authorities said on Wednesday. More than 4,000 ...