Today I visited Goodwood Prison to see how remand detainees are processed when they arrive. What I found was shocking. Fingerprints are still checked manually, by eye, scanners don’t pick up half the contraband, the computers are decades out of date, and there’s no proper K9 backup where it’s needed most - upon arrival of hundreds of remand detainees at the centre. In fact, they only have patrol dogs. These weaknesses are exactly how drugs and cellphones keep flowing into our prisons — and from

Cape Flats residents worried gang-related turf wars will continue after schools open

965K views · 10K reactions | Gang wars continue in Cape Flats and this clip is from Hanover Park. The current silence by SAPS management on the ongoing raging gang wars atm is deafening, especially with regards to Manenberg that has been a total no go zone for almost two weeks now. This was taken yesterday. Good cops do their best but have no where near enough resources or support. | Ian Cameron | Facebook