Top 10 Most Dangerous Prisons in South Africa, No.2 is Hell on Earth

south Africa is home to one of the most gruesome and highly dangerous prisons in Africa.

South Africa is ranked as the third most dangerous country in the world just behind Venezuela and Afghanistan.

Here are the top 10 most dangerous prisons in South Africa.

10. Pretoria Central Prison

This is one of the largest prisons in South Africa, and has a famous section c side which is filled with notorious gangs.

The most notable inmates of this prison is Ananias Mathe who became the first person to escape the C-max section, and white unnamed political prisoner who tried to escape.

9. Maximum Security Prison, Robben Island

One of the famous and most brutal prisons in the country and was actively active during the apartheid.

The most notable inmate here is Nelson Mandela was incarcerated there for 18 years in this facility.

8. Modderbee Prison

Rebellions and riots here are common making it very dangerous, inmates here have cellphones and deadly weapons, the most notable event in this prison is when two inmates were set on fire and died burning by another inmates.

7. Matatshe Prison

This super max prison is based in small town of Thohoyandou in South Africa, though the numbers gang is not strong here it exits and there have been endless violence related to the number.

6. Kokstad Prison

This is one of the first super max prison in South Africa, it has held the most notorious inmates like Ananias Mathe and the Western Cape Gang Leader George.

There isn’t a single soul that has ever managed to escape this facility.

5. Helderstroom Prison

Also famous for hosting one of the worst and hardened prisoners in the country, making living conditions extremely hard to survive.

4. The Mangaung Prison

Due to gang initiation that take place daily many convicts and prison staff are consistently in danger, but due to those actions the prison is regularly under harsh lockdown.

2. Johannesburg Prison a.k.a the Sun city Jail

The biggest most and most feared throughout Gauteng province, not belonging to a certain gang in Sun city is almost like suicide, gangs run the day to day lives of non-gang members and have control of everything.

Riots are common and guard brutality is on its highest high.

1. Pollsmoor Prison

The most notorious prison in South Africa, home to over 8000 inmates and the numbers gang rule with fear and intimidation.

Daily killings, sexual assaults, riots basically this is a mad slaughter house you wouldn’t even wish for your worst enemy to land in.