6.2 Facilities 6.2.1 Overcrowding places enormous strain on, amongst others, prison infrastructure. While some prisons are grossly overcrowded, others are under- or inappropriately utilised. While it agrees that the 5 new correctional centres that have been in the pipeline for a very long time should be completed as soon as possible, the Committee cautions that solely building more correctional centres will not address overcrowding.