C Max

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C Max

Location	Pretoria, South Africa
Coordinates
Security class	Maximum
Population	25,690
Managed by	Department of Correctional Services (South Africa)
Warden	Zhile Mbiza

C Max is the maximum security division of the Pretoria Correctional Services located in Central Pretoria, South Africa. It is run by the South African Department of Correctional Services.

Background

The division is specifically designed for violent and disruptive prisoners who have been classified as dangerous in terms of the South African Criminal Procedure Act. Prisoners are kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours of each day out and specialized equipment, such as electric shields, are used by the prison guards. It consists of two rows of fifty cells each.

Prison Escape

In November 2006, Annanias Mathe became the first person to escape from C Max. Mathe, who has extensive military training gained during the Mozambique civil war, is reported to have escaped by covering his body in Vaseline and squeezing through his tiny cell window (20 cm by 60 cm). Mathe had been detained on more than 50 charges, including murder, rape, armed robbery and hijacking. He was recaptured two weeks after his escape following a large manhunt.

Notable Inmates

• Oscar Pistorius
• Moses Dinga
• Moses Sithole
• Sipho Thwala
• Annanias Mathe
• Eugene de Kock
• Radovan Krejčíř

See also

• Supermax prison