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P ie ce s
of
J o b u rg
The number
gangs
are a trinit y of South African prison gangs
feared around the world. Their primar y locus is pollsmoor
prison
Ma ximum Securit y
at the foot of Cape Town’s Table Mountain Range,
Photography: KOPE | FIGGINS
but their reign infiltrates across most South African prisons.
Among the number,
strict hierarchy
commands that each gang holds
longstanding roles, from protecting the gang’s code to accumulating wealth
to dealing in violence. The most infamous are the 28s.
They are the bloodline
of the number.
In an exclusive insider ’s account , Paul White tells the stor y of one
such gang member of the Pollsmoor 28s.
His name is Joburg.