The Committee embarked on an unannounced visit to the Wynberg police barracks to assess conditions at these police barracks on 03 August 2011. The Committee found the barracks to be in appalling condition. Dirty water was streaming down the passages and the children were playing with this dirty water. In the passages, electric wires were protruding from the floor. The walls were very dirty and the paint was peeling from the walls. The rubbish bins had not been collected for days. Rooms were extremely small and cramped, and were housing entire families, in some cases. Many of the toilets were out of order, and many of the baths could not be used. Instead, the members were washing out of buckets.