• 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.
  • Robben Island served as a maximum-security prison during the apartheid era, where both ordinary and political prisoners were held.
  • Inspired by the above speech which Mandela gave from the court dock during the famous Rivonia Trial of 1964, I set out to visit Robben Island- The prison island...
  • The Maximum Security Prison that would be constructed on Robben Island was to be used exclusively to imprison black male political prisoners.
  • 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.
  • An inactive prison at Robben Island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • The mental torture was often just as severe as the physical. The maximum security prison on Robben Island LightRocket via Getty Images.
  • Maximum prisons in South Africa list. 1. Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre. 2. Kokstad’s C-Max Prison. 3. The Robben Island Prison.
  • Maximum Security Prison. Robben Island iKapa iNingizimu Afrika. ... Robben Island. 7.9. "All of the tour guides are former political prisoners; very cool!