Pretoria Central Prison

Pretoria Central Prison (official name: Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre) is a large prison in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The prison was the official site of capital punishment in South Africa during the apartheid era. Condemned prisoners were held in a section of the prison called "The Pot".[1] It further held white political prisoners, separated from black political prisoners who were held in Robben Island.

At one time, the prison gallows could hang up to 7 people at a time.[2]

Escape

In 1979 political prisoners Tim Jenkin, Alex Moumbaris and Stephen Lee escaped Pretoria Central Prison.[3]

Notable inmates

References

  1. Robert Adams (1998). The Abuses of Punishment. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 178. ISBN 0-312-17617-1.
  2. Before the Hangman Arrives Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South African Journal on Human Rights, 1989
  3. Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Central Prison Amazon.com
  4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34577735

External links

Coordinates: 25°45′40″S 28°10′54″E / 25.7612°S 28.1816°E / -25.7612; 28.1816

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