Structure of The Prison
Since it was established in 1964, the prison has been systematically expanded, so that Pollsmoor today comprises five prisons:
- The Admission Centre serves a number of the courts in the Cape Peninsula (Cape Town, Mitchell's Plain, Somerset West and Wynberg).
- Medium A Prison houses both awaiting trial and sentenced juveniles between the ages of 14 and 17.
- Medium B Prison houses sentenced adult males.
- Medium C Prison houses sentenced adult males on day-parole or soon-to-be-released males.
- The Female Prison houses juvenile (under 18) and adult women, both awaiting-trial and sentenced. There are also a number of infants under the age of 2 living in the Female Prison.
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