8. The Committees are concerned that Legal Aid Board practitioners do not regularly visit Pollsmoor, except when they are informed that an accused does not have legal representation. More immediate access to a legal representative will result in more applications for reduction of bail, and a decrease in the number of awaiting-trial prisoners. However, the Committees are aware that there was no representative from the Legal Aid Board present during the oversight visit. The Committees are also aware of the capacity constraints that face the Legal Aid Board. The Committees will refer this report to the Legal Aid Board and request a report, within two months, on the Board's visits to Pollsmoor and other correctional facilities and the challenges it faces in this regard.