1. Aim of the visit On 23 October 2007, the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, and the Select Committee on Security and Constitutional Affairs undertook a joint oversight visit to the Pollsmoor Correctional Facility. The aim was to consider overcrowding in our prisons, particularly the position of awaiting- trial prisoners. Representatives from the Magistracy, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons were also present.