• Members of the DCS and Saps gear up to raid the cells in Pollsmoor.
    Members of the DCS and Saps gear up to raid the cells in Pollsmoor.
  • A prisoner assumes a submissive position in the prison corridor.
    A prisoner assumes a submissive position in the prison corridor.
  • Prisoners sit on their haunches outside of their cell while it is searched by EST, the specialised task force of the DCS.
    Prisoners sit on their haunches outside of their cell while it is searched by EST, the specialised task force of the DCS.
  • Prisoners sit on their haunches outside their cell while it is searched.
    Prisoners sit on their haunches outside their cell while it is searched.
  • A prisoner is moved from a section of the prison into another after being strip searched.
    A prisoner is moved from a section of the prison into another after being strip searched.
  • A prisoner waits outside of his cell while members of the EST, a specialised unit from the DCS, search his room.
    A prisoner waits outside of his cell while members of the EST, a specialised unit from the DCS, search his room.
  • Prisoners wait for their cells to be searched.
    Prisoners wait for their cells to be searched.
  • A DCS official makes a list of seized contraband, which included a number of cellphones, various drugs and weapons.
    A DCS official makes a list of seized contraband, which included a number of cellphones, various drugs and weapons.
  • Anti-retroviral drugs, used to treat HIV/Aids, are crushed and smoked by prisoners looking to get high.
    Anti-retroviral drugs, used to treat HIV/Aids, are crushed and smoked by prisoners looking to get high.
  • A prisoner collects his belongings from his bunk in his cell as it is searched by DCS officials.
    A prisoner collects his belongings from his bunk in his cell as it is searched by DCS officials.
  • Prisoners line the walls of the prison while their cells are searched.
    Prisoners line the walls of the prison while their cells are searched.
  • A bottle of moisturising cream is cleverly cut to house a cellphone.
    A bottle of moisturising cream is cleverly cut to house a cellphone.
  • DCS officials carry riot shields and batons to aid them in searches should prisoners become aggressive.
    DCS officials carry riot shields and batons to aid them in searches should prisoners become aggressive.
  • In a prison courtyard, prisoner's items are inspected for contraband. This prisoner had numerous packets of smuggled tobacco.
    In a prison courtyard, prisoner's items are inspected for contraband. This prisoner had numerous packets of smuggled tobacco.
  • Prisoners sport a variety of tattoos, often on their necks and sometimes on their faces.
    Prisoners sport a variety of tattoos, often on their necks and sometimes on their faces.
  • A prisoner sits by himself during the raid on cells by police and DCS officials.
    A prisoner sits by himself during the raid on cells by police and DCS officials.