Drakenstein Medium B Youth Centre

Wellington
South Africa

(021) 864-8000

Wellington, South Africa
Drakenstein Medium B, Youth Centre is situated on the R44 midway between the towns of Perl and Franschhoek in the Western Cape. The Youth Centre was officially opened during 1998 after the Department of Public Works had revamped the old tin structure. The Youth Centre is one of four correctional centres in the Management Area of which was opened on 01 October 1963, then known as Victor Verster Prison. It is currently the only correctional centre for juvenile offenders within the Western Cape Region that accommodates both maximum category and medium category offenders. The centre can accommodate 690 offenders and is structurally divided in four medium units and two maximum units. The centre, as well as the entire management area caters for male offenders only. The centre is managed with an integrated security system that includes a turn style system supported by a swipe card and biometric fingerprint reading system. Drakenstein Youth Centre had opened a sports academy within it

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Wellington, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa

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