Westville Correctional Centre in South Africa

Westville Correctional Centre

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Department of Justice and Correctional Services

Management: Department of Correctional Services (Governmental)

Detains: Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Conditions complaints?	Reported population
19	YES 2022	No Data

Capacity

Conditions complaints?

Reported population

19 YES

2022

No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Westville Correctional Centre

Location

Country: South Africa

City & Region: Durban, Kwazulu-Natal Province, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: -29.853219302752926, 30.9156732204745

Contact Information

Harry Gwala Road,
Dawncliffe, Westville

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2009

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2018

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2009

National typology

Name Correctional Centre

2023

Management

Name Department of Correctional Services

Type Governmental

2009

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2009

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2009

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 19

2007

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2022

Inadequate conditions

State of repair

2022

State of repair

2022

Hygiene

2022

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2009

STAFF

Specially Trained

2018

SEGREGATION

Legal Segregation

2018