former Addington Prison

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf prison
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Brutalist_architecture
gptkbp:area gptkb:Gauteng_Province
gptkbp:capacity approximately 800 inmates
gptkbp:community negative stigma
gptkbp:community_service limited availability
inadequate medical care
gptkbp:communityImpact local community relations strained
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted_in_South_African_literature
gptkbp:currentStatus demolished
gptkbp:developer few vocational training opportunities
gptkbp:educationalPrograms limited access to education
gptkbp:famousFor overcrowding issues
gptkbp:food_options poor quality meals
gptkbp:function detention of male offenders
gptkbp:hasPopulation diverse backgrounds
gptkbp:historicalPeriod operated from 1960 to 2004
gptkbp:historicalSignificance site of political imprisonment during apartheid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label former Addington Prison
gptkbp:launchDate 2004
gptkbp:legacy impact_on_South_African_penal_system
gptkbp:legalStatus lawsuits regarding conditions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Addington,_South_Africa
gptkbp:mediaCoverage documentaries and news reports
gptkbp:notableEvent riots in the 1980s
gptkbp:notableFeature predominantly male
high walls and barbed wire
Mangaung_Correctional_Centre_inmates
gptkbp:notableOperations several escape attempts
gptkbp:opened 1960
2004
gptkbp:openedIn human rights violations
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Department_of_Correctional_Services_(South_Africa)
gptkbp:partOf South_African_prison_system
gptkbp:reform prison reform initiatives post-1994
gptkbp:renovated 2014
gptkbp:replacedBy new correctional facilities
gptkbp:security medium security
frequent lockdowns
gptkbp:staff understaffed during peak years
gptkbp:surroundingArea urban environment
gptkbp:transportation public transport available
gptkbp:type medium security prison
gptkbp:visitedBy human rights organizations
gptkbp:visitors strict regulations