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Westville Prison
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Background
PMG DCS committee meeting (2025-09-16): ervices (DCS) to improve the recording and categorisation of unnatural deaths. Delays in the Durban Westville kitchen renovations were also noted, with members stressing timely progress and requesting regular updates. They expressed concern with the treatment
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Figures from official sources · verified 21 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Ismail Mohamed1930–2013 · mathematicianIsmail Jacobus Mohamed (27 July 1930 â 6 July 2013) was a South African activist and mathematician.
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q7989785)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Westville Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/westville-prison
Chicago
"Westville Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/westville-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-westville-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Westville Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/westville-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}