Pollsmoor Prison
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Pollsmoor Prison is a high-security South African correctional facility in Cape Town, historically notable for holding prominent anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
high-security prison ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| cityServed | Cape Town ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
juvenile section
ⓘ
maximum security section ⓘ medium security section ⓘ remand detention section ⓘ women's section ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
detention of anti-apartheid activists
ⓘ
incarceration of political prisoners during apartheid ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | documentaries on South African prisons ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gang activity
ⓘ
harsh conditions ⓘ housing high-profile prisoners ⓘ overcrowding ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ Xhosa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Town
ⓘ
City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Town metropolitan area
Southern Suburbs of Cape Town ⓘ Tokai ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kirstenhof
ⓘ
Steenberg ⓘ Table Mountain National Park ⓘ Westlake ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Department of Correctional Services (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Department of Correctional Services
|
| notableInmate |
Ahmed Kathrada
ⓘ
Allan Boesak ⓘ Govan Mbeki ⓘ Henri van Breda ⓘ Jacob Zuma ⓘ Nelson Mandela ⓘ Radovan Krejčíř ⓘ Tokyo Sexwale ⓘ Walter Sisulu ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Department of Correctional Services (South Africa) ⓘ |
| partOf | South African prison system ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
South African media coverage on prison conditions
ⓘ
human rights reports ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-term imprisonment
ⓘ
pre-trial detention ⓘ remand detention ⓘ |
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