• The prison consists of 4 H-block General Sections, a U-shaped isolation block,, a hospital, an administration section, a kitchen and a dining hall...
  • 6 External links. Toggle the table of contents. Robben Island (prison). ... Former prison off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. Maximum Security Prison.
  • During World War II, the Island was used mainly as a training camp. The island was officially turned into a maximum security prison in 1961.
  • The Maximum Security Prison that would be constructed on Robben Island was to be used exclusively to imprison black male political prisoners.
  • Robben Island holds profound importance as a symbol of resistance against apartheid in South Africa. Serving as a maximum-security prison, it housed key...
  • The Maximum Security Prison, located on Robben Island, Cape Town, is the legendary prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.
  • Robben Island is a small island located in the waters just to the north of Cape Town which was used as a prison for nearly 400 years.
  • The maximum security prison on Robben Island was known worldwide for the brutal treatment of prisoners. ... But there is more to the island than the prison.
  • Maximum prisons in South Africa list. 1. Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre. 2. Kokstad’s C-Max Prison. 3. The Robben Island Prison.
  • ...the maximum security prison buildings, the tour includes a 45 minute guided bus ride around the island and interaction with a former Robben Island prisoner.
  • Fortifications were erected during World War II, and from the mid-1960s to 1991 Robben Island served as South Africa’s maximum-security prison.
  • The Prison yard where Mandela exercised and planted a small garden. Nelson Mandela's cell at the Maximum Security Prison on Robben Island, South Africa.
  • Fortifications were erected during World War II, and from the mid-1960s to 1991 Robben Island served as South Africa's maximum-security prison.