4. While the Committees appreciate the challenges, we feel that for awaiting-trial offenders to constitute 66.8% of the Pollsmoor offender population is altogether unacceptable. The Committees require a more comprehensive explanation than we got during our visit on why this is the case and what is being done to improve the situation, even if gradually over time. The Committees are keen to get a better sense of how Pollsmoor fares compared to other correctional facilities.