Pollsmoor Prison

Pollsmoor Prison
An aerial view of Pollsmoor Prison from Table Mountain.
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LocationSteenberg Rd
Tokai, Cape Town
Security classmaximum
Capacity4,336
Population7,000+
Opened1964
Managed byDepartment of Correctional Services
CityCape Town
State/provinceWestern Cape
Postal code7945
CountrySouth Africa

Pollsmoor Prison, officially known as Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, is located in the Cape Town suburb of Tokai in South Africa. Pollsmoor is a maximum security penal facility that continues to hold some of South Africa's most dangerous criminals. Although the prison was designed with a maximum capacity of 4,336 offenders attended by a staff of 1,278, the current inmate population is over 7,000 (a figure which fluctuates daily).