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  • 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...
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  • 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.
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  • 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...
  • … then Mandela prison. From 1961, Robben Island becomes maximum security prison for convicts to long sentences.
  • Robben Island served as a maximum-security prison during the apartheid era, where both ordinary and political prisoners were held.
  • Discover the story of Robben Island known for its prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his life behind bars during the apartheid era.
  • From the 1960s to the 1990s, the South African government used Robben Island as a maximum-security prison for political prisoners, including many who...
  • The name Robben Island is Dutch for “seal island.” Robben Island is estimated to be 3.5 km long north-south, and 2 km wide, with an area of 5.1 km².
  • 1. Robben Island served as South Africa’s maximum security prison. Entrance to the High-Security Prison at Robben Island. Photo by BassanK.
  • Learn about Robben Island, home to the South African maximum security prison in which Nelson Mandela was incarcerated in the latter half of the 20th century.