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Brandvlei Correctional Centre

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Brandvlei Correctional Centre (formerly Brandvlei Prison) is a prison situated on the bank of the Brandvlei Dam near Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa. It contains a maximum-security unit, a medium-security unit, and a juvenile unit. The facility also houses members of the notorious The Numbers Gang or numbers gangs. In 2021, it was featured in a Netflix series, Inside the World's Toughest Prisons. According to the Census of 2001, the population of the prison (including prisoners and resident staff) was 3,020.

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World Prisons. (2026). Brandvlei Correctional Centre. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brandvlei-correctional-centre
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"Brandvlei Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brandvlei-correctional-centre.
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@misc{worldprisons-brandvlei-correctional-cent,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Brandvlei Correctional Centre},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brandvlei-correctional-centre},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}