SUGAMO PRISON IS THE ONE WHERE TOJO AND MANY OF THE HIGH RANKING OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE KEPT . TOKYO ROSE WAS KEPT THERE ALSO . MY FATHER WAS AN MP THERE .
The prison named HM Prison Dartmoor located in Devon, England, has the capacity to hold up to six hundred and fifty three prisoners. The prison houses male inmates and is classified as a Category C prison.
No Hatfield house was not a prison. Simply a residence. It was once home to Elizabeth I. The Tower of London is where prisoners were held.
Yes. Saint Peter was held prisoner there because he wanted to baptize his fellow prisoners.
prisoners were transferred on/off the island each year.But, it was a Federal Prison for 29 years.
There were approximately 45,000 prisoners in Andersonville. But over 12,000 union soldiers held there died
The Union prison located at Elmira, NY , it's told, was every bit as bad as the reputation held by the Confederate prison for Union prisoners at Andersonville, Georgia. Some called it "Hellmira".
No, as a matter of history, the tower was used for prisoners of status. Most prisoners held at the tower were nobles. Religious heretics,mostly high ranking Catholics who would not swear to the Act of Supremacy. Convicted Heretics were burned alive in Smith field northwest of the tower. But only those of rank were actually imprisoned in the tower. The rest were locked away in Newgate prison. It was beneath the dignity of the tower to serve as merely a lock up for commoners.
Son Tay Prison was the scene of the failed rescue attempt (the prisoners had been relocated prior to the raid). Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) held POW's John McCain (Presidential Candidate) & James Stockdale (former Vice Presidential Candidate)...and was toured by Actress (Hanoi Jane) Jane Fonda.
The Romans used prisons around 640 BC. The Mametime Prison was one of the first at that time, having horrible environment for the prisoners, such as contamination with human waste. Prisoners were held in squalid conditions.
BASTILLE DAY is a holiday on July 14 that celebrates the liberation and destruction of the Bastille, a prison that held ammunition and political prisoners.
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Both animals and prisoners were held in underground pens.