At 5am on 26 November 2021, correctional services officials confiscated a variety of knives, weapons, drugs and cellphones while searching cells for contraband at Pollsmoor Prison — the largest prison ...

Illegal items such as money, scissors and cellphones were confiscated during a night raid at the Johannesburg (Sun City) prison on 24 July 2024. Photo: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News A variety of ...

A surprise raid at Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town has exposed alarming levels of contraband, including cellphones, drugs, and evidence of gang communication, raising fresh concerns about corruption and ...

The Department of Correctional Services raided the Pollsmoor Correctional Centre on Wednesday, confiscating contraband. The operation formed part of the department's festive season clampdown in ...

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an urgent application from alleged gang leader Ralph Stanfield, who claimed his ...

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Correctional services minister Pieter Groenewald is under fire by the DA seeking an explanation as to how three dangerous inmates “disappeared” from Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison. MP Nicholas ...

The raid is part of festive season security campaigns.

Correctional Services National Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, has authorised an immediate management intervention at Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in a move to address systemic failures at the ...