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Pretoria Central Prison (official name: Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre) is a large prison in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The prison was the official site of capital punishment in South Africa during the apartheid era. Condemned prisoners were held in a section of the prison called "The Pot". It further held white political prisoners, separated from black political prisoners who were held in Robben Island.
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Map of Pretoria Central Prison, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
At one time, the prison gallows could hang up to 7 people at a time.
Escape
In 1979 political prisoners Tim Jenkin, Alex Moumbaris and Stephen Lee escaped Pretoria Central Prison.
Notable inmates
References
Pretoria Central Prison Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA