ConCourt judge’s damning report on Pollsmoor
Justice Edwin Cameron has recently published a report on his visit to Pollsmoor Prison in April. He said he was “deeply shocked” by the “extent of overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, sickness, emaciated physical appearance of detainees”, and that the “overall deplorable living conditions were profoundly disturbing”. The inspection was part of the “prison visits and monitoring programme” of the Constitutional Court. Some of his findings include: Abominable conditions in the awaiting trial section of the prison. The visited cells were “filthy and cramped” … Read more