“This is the day that you sign your death wish. You could die today, tomorrow, you could die anytime.” This was said to a man when he got his tattoo to represent he was a new member. Normally, when someone joins a gang, they don't realize that they are giving up their safety. Not only are their gangs all over the streets, there are many malignant gang affiliations in prisons. At Pollsmoor prison, you have to belong to a numbers gang to survive.
Pollsmoor prison is located in Cape Town South Africa, and is mentioned to be the most violent prison in the country. This is where the Numbers gang exists. They are made up of three different groups, the 26s, the 27s, and the 28s. The 26s are seen as the soft ones because