1. Pollsmoor is overcrowded. The present occupancy rate is 168%.While Pollsmoor is designed to accommodate 4 252 offenders, at present the facility accommodates 7 296 offenders in total. Of these, 4 823 (66.8%) are awaiting-trial prisoners. At the Female Centre, which MPs visited, there are 397 offenders, of which 47% are awaiting trial. The occupancy rate is 162%.