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Baviaanspoort Maximum Correctional Centre

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Correctional facility operated by the South African Department of Correctional Services, Gauteng.

Background

PMG DCS committee meeting (2025-11-25): whereas others like Qalakabusha, Nigel, Krugersdorp, Helderstroom, Brandvlei, Upington, George and Baviaanspoort were at various stages, ranging from planning to active construction. Further projects included the Grootvlei chicken abattoir and broiler initiative

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 1 Jan 2024 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

Gauteng

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

The facility was undergoing renovations in April and May 2025, which prevented internal bread production and led to reliance on externally procured bread.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

11/100
Low concern11/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
6/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · 1 oversight report in the last 5 years
  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

This facility scores 11. The national average across 567 scored South Africa facilities is 31 — 20 points below national average.

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Reports

  • PMG-AGSA1 Jul 2025

    PMG DCS committee meeting (2025-07-01): AGSA audit findings mentioned in relation to Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre. Snippet: 2025/26 reflected only the first two months (April and May 2025). The main contributor to this was Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre, which was undergoing renovations and could not produce bread internally. Similarly, the large volume of externally procured brea

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Data completeness

38%

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Chicago
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-baviaanspoort-maximum-corre,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Baviaanspoort Maximum Correctional Centre},
  year = {2024},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/baviaanspoort-maximum-correctional-centre},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}