Critics say the jail’s cage-like enclosures constitute a form of solitary confinement that exacerbates mental illness and ...

The Prisoner In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he ...

The other main push for building a new prison is the small size of current prison cells. The current cells are 40-48 square feet. The American Correctional Association recommends 70 square feet, ...