• Maximum Security Prison: A tour of the Maximum Security Prison is one of the most poignant and impactful aspects of a visit to Robben Island.
  • 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...
  • ...Island Prison - Walking Tour Introduction Cape of Storms to Come | "They were warned" Robben Island Prison - Corridor in Maximum Security Prison...
  • Toggle the table of contents. Robben Island (prison). 4 languages. ... 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.
  • Maximum prisons in South Africa list. 1. Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre. 2. Kokstad’s C-Max Prison. 3. The Robben Island Prison.
  • The mental torture was often just as severe as the physical. The maximum security prison on Robben Island LightRocket via Getty Images.
  • The Maximum Security Prison that would be constructed on Robben Island was to be used exclusively to imprison black male political prisoners.
  • The offshore Maximum Security Prison of Robben Island, a mile from the commercial Waterfront area, was a key site in the struggle to oppose apartheid and...
  • 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 Prison yard where Mandela exercised and planted a small garden. Nelson Mandela's cell at the Maximum Security Prison on Robben Island, South Africa.
  • 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.