- 1. Robben Island served as South Africa’s maximum security prison. Entrance to the High-Security Prison at Robben Island. Photo by BassanK.
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- ...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.
- … then Mandela prison. From 1961, Robben Island becomes maximum security prison for convicts to long sentences.
- 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 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.
- Intro to Robben Island Maximum Security Prison - South Africa Nov 2019 Tour. Trip to Robben Island Capetown || Guided Nelson Mandela Prison Tour 03:02.
- 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.
- Robben Island has earned its place in history of being a maximum-security prison for anti-apartheid political leaders from 1961 to 1996.