The proposal by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis to install cellphone signal-blocking technology at Pollsmoor Prison has triggered a national debate on prison security, crime prevention, and the ...

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has raised the alarm over growing reports that serious crimes, including extortion, are ...

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for action to curb criminal activities being coordinated from within Pollsmoor Prison.

Correctional Services Commissioner, Samuel Thobakgale, has appointed two officials to investigate security breaches at ...

Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald has earmarked five facilities for a pilot project announced last year aimed at cellphone signal-blocking technology including Pollsmoor Prison ...

Parole applications average over 20 000 per year, but of those granted freedom, roughly one in four return to prison.