Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison

Steenberg
Cape Town
South Africa

(021) 700-1111  /   (021) 700-1129

Steenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
Pollsmoor prison is located in Cape Town South Africa, the southern tip of the African continent. It is the most violent prison in South Africa and has the highest number of prison gangs. It is at this prison, that the numbers gang are thriving and are at its highest population.

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Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, Cape Metropole, Western Cape, South Africa

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