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Western Cape

In Western Cape, South Africa, the atlas records 39 correctional facilities and 121 police units. They include 121 police stations, 36 prisons and 2 women's prisons. Most entries (62%) come with a telephone number, so you can contact the facility directly. The busiest district is City of Cape Town (78 entries). Western Cape is one of 9 provinces of South Africa with entries in the atlas. Prisons in Western Cape come under the Department of Correctional Services, which runs the system across South Africa. Choose one of 6 districts to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Western Cape, by district

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Cape WinelandsCentral KarooCity of Cape TownEdenOverbergWest CoastCloetesville Police Station – Stellenbosch Local MunicipalityMcGregor SAPSMontagu Police Station – Langeberg Local MunicipalityPaarl East Police StationRobertson Police Station – Langeberg Local MunicipalitySA Police – Stellenbosch Local MunicipalitySAPS StellenboschSouth African Police Service FranschhoekTouwsrivier Police Station – Breede Valley Local MunicipalityTulbagh SAPSWorcester Police DepartementKlaarstroom Police StationMerweville Police StationPolice station – MurraysburgPrince Albert Police StationAthlone Police Station – City of Cape TownAtlantis Police Station – City of Cape TownBelhar SAPSBellville SAPSBelville South SAPSBishop Lavis SAPSBothasig Police Station – City of Cape TownBrackenfell SAPSCamps Bay Police StationCape Town Airport SAPSCape Town Central Police StationClaremont Police Station – City of Cape TownDelft SAPSDiep River Police StationDurbanville SAPSEerste River SAPSElsies River Police StationFish Hoek Law EnforcementFish Hoek Police StationGoodwood Police Station – City of Cape TownGoodwood Traffic DepartmentGordon's Bay SAPSGrassy Park Police StationGuguletu SAPSHarare SAPSHout Bay Police StationKensington Police Station – City of Cape TownKhayelitsha SAPSKirstenhof Police Station – City of Cape TownKraaifontein SAPSKuils River Police StationLanga Police Station – City of Cape TownLansdowne Police Station – City of Cape TownLwandle – City of Cape TownMacassar Police Station – City of Cape TownMaitland Police Station – City of Cape TownMamre Satellite Police StationManenberg SAPSMaritime Port of Entry Control Centre (MPECC)Melkbosstrand – City of Cape TownMelkbosstrand Law EnforcementMelkbosstrand Police Station – City of Cape TownMelkbosstrand Police Station – City of Cape Town (No. 2)Milnerton Police Station – City of Cape TownMitchell's Plain SAPSMowbray Police Station – City of Cape TownMuizenberg Police Station – City of Cape TownOcean View Police StationOttery Hillstar Traffic PolicePhiladelphia Police Station – City of Cape TownPhilippi East police stationPinelands SAPSRetreat Railway Police StationRondebosch Police Station – City of Cape TownSAPS Parow Police StationSAPS Port of EntrySAPS RavensmeadSAPS Woodstock Police StationSamora Machel Police StationSea Point Police StationSimon's Town Police Station – City of Cape TownSir Lowry's Pass Satellite Police StationSomerset West Police StationSteenberg Police Station – City of Cape TownStrand Police Station – City of Cape TownStrandfontein Police – City of Cape TownTable Bay Harbour Police StationTable View Police StationWynberg Police Station – City of Cape TownAlbertinia – Hessequa Local MunicipalityGeorge Police StationHertbertsdale Police Station – Mossel Bay Local MunicipalityKnysna Police StationMossel BayPolice Region Office – George Local MunicipalityPolice Station – Hessequa Local MunicipalityS.A. Police GeorgeSAPS – Kannaland Local MunicipalitySAPS Dog UnitSedgefield Police Station – Knysna Local MunicipalitySouth African Police Service – Kannaland Local MunicipalityZoar SAPSBarrydale SAPSBotrivier SAPSBredasdorp SAPSElim SAPSGansbaai SAPSProvincial Traffic – CaledonRiviersonderend SAPSSAPD SwellendamSAPS – Theewaterskloof Local MunicipalitySAPS GenadendalSAPS GreytonSouth African Police ServiceStock Theft Unit - SwellendamStruisbaai Police – Cape Agulhas Local MunicipalityClanwilliam SAPSDarling SAPSDoringbaai Police Station – Matzikama Local MunicipalityMalmesbury Police Station – Swartland Local MunicipalityPorterville Police – Bergrivier Local MunicipalityRiebeek Kasteel SAPSSaldanha Police StationSouth African Police Service Langebaan – Saldanha Bay Local MunicipalitySouth African Police Service VelddrifVredendal Police Station – Matzikama Local MunicipalityAllandale PrisonBrandvlei Correctional CentreDrakenstein Correctional CentreHawequa PrisonRobertson PrisonStellenbosch Correctional ServicesTulbagh Correctional ServicesWarm Bokkeveld PrisonWorcesterWorcester Female Correctional CentreWorcester Male Correctional CentrePrince Albert Correctional ServicesBeaufort West Correctional CentreGoodwood PrisonHorizon Child Youth Care CentrePollsmoor prisonRobert Sobukwe HousePollsmoor Maximum Correctional CentrePollsmoor Medium A Correctional CentrePollsmoor Medium B Correctional CentrePollsmoor Female Correctional CentrePollsmoor Medium C Correctional CentreGeorge PrisonMossel Bay Correctional ServicesOudtshoorn PrisonKnysna Correctional CentreLadismith Correctional CentreMosselbaai Correctional CentreOudtshoorn Medium B Correctional CentreOudtshoorn Medium A Correctional CentreBuffeljagsrivier Correctional CentreCaledon Correctional CentreHelderstroom Prison FarmMalmesbury Med. A Correctional CentreMalmesbury Med. B Correctional CentreRiebeek West Correctional ServicesVanrhynsdorp Correctional FacilityVoorberg PrisonVoorberg Prison Farm
Composition

What the atlas holds here

121Police stations
36Prisons
2Women's prisons
1Young offender institution
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Prisons & jails

39 facilities

39 entries
Allandale PrisonHuguenote, PaarlPrisonCape Winelands021 877 5700
Beaufort West Correctional CentrePrisonCentral Karoo023 414 4225
Brandvlei Correctional CentreWorcesterPrisonCape Winelands023 340 8000
Buffeljagsrivier Correctional CentrePrisonOverberg028 514 2904
Caledon Correctional CentrePrisonOverberg—
Drakenstein Correctional CentreSuider-paarlPrisonCape Winelands021 864 8000
George PrisonPrisonEden—
Goodwood PrisonEdgemeadPrisonCity of Cape Town021 559 9100
Hawequa PrisonPrisonCape Winelands—
Helderstroom Prison FarmPrisonOverberg—
Horizon Child Youth Care CentreYoung offender institutionCity of Cape Town—
Knysna Correctional CentrePrisonEden044 382 5744
Ladismith Correctional CentrePrisonEden028 551 1040
Malmesbury Med. A Correctional CentrePrisonWest Coast022 487 1350
Malmesbury Med. B Correctional CentrePrisonWest Coast022 482 7600
Mossel Bay Correctional ServicesPrisonEden—
Mosselbaai Correctional CentreMossel BayPrisonEden044 606 6500
Oudtshoorn Medium A Correctional CentrePrisonEden044 272 8951
Oudtshoorn Medium B Correctional CentrePrisonEden044 272 8951
Oudtshoorn PrisonPrisonEden—
Pollsmoor Female Correctional CentreTokaiWomen's prisonCity of Cape Town021 700 7847
Pollsmoor Maximum Correctional CentreTokaiPrisonCity of Cape Town021 700 1150
Pollsmoor Medium A Correctional CentreTokaiPrisonCity of Cape Town021 700 1179
Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional CentreTokaiPrisonCity of Cape Town+27 21 700 1111
Pollsmoor Medium C Correctional CentreTokaiPrisonCity of Cape Town021 700 1293
Pollsmoor prisonCape TownPrisonCity of Cape Town+27 21 700 1157
Prince Albert Correctional ServicesPrisonCentral Karoo023 541 1440
Riebeek West Correctional ServicesPrisonWest Coast+27 22 448 1279
Robert Sobukwe HousePrisonCity of Cape Town—
Robertson PrisonPrisonCape Winelands023 626 8100
Stellenbosch Correctional ServicesPrisonCape Winelands—
Tulbagh Correctional ServicesPrisonCape Winelands—
Vanrhynsdorp Correctional FacilityPrisonWest Coast—
Voorberg PrisonPrisonWest Coast—
Voorberg Prison FarmPrisonWest Coast—
Warm Bokkeveld PrisonCeresPrisonCape Winelands—
WorcesterPrisonCape Winelands—
Worcester Female Correctional CentreWomen's prisonCape Winelands023 348 7700
Worcester Male Correctional CentrePrisonCape Winelands023 348 7700
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Western Cape, South Africa have?

The atlas lists 39 prisons, jails and detention centres in Western Cape, South Africa, including 36 prisons and 2 women's prisons.

Which police agencies serve Western Cape, South Africa?

121 police units are listed for Western Cape, South Africa, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Western Cape, South Africa?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in South Africa. Contact the facility or the Department of Correctional Services, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which district has the most facilities?

City of Cape Town, with 9 prisons and jails and 69 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 24 entries of 39. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Which authority is responsible for prisons in Western Cape, South Africa?

Prisons in South Africa, including those in Western Cape, are run by the Department of Correctional Services.

Are there women's, youth or remand facilities in Western Cape, South Africa?

The atlas lists 2 women's prisons and 1 young offender institution here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

Where are most of the prisons in Western Cape, South Africa?

Tokai has the most, with 5 places of detention in the atlas, out of 17 towns with at least one.

How are the listings for Western Cape, South Africa organised?

The atlas files Western Cape, South Africa by district, following official administrative boundaries; 6 districts currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the district where it is located; City of Cape Town is the largest by number of entries.

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