Prison Presidio Modelo, December 2005
Prison Presidio Modelo, Inside one of the buildings - December 2005
Prison Presidio Modelo, Administration building, December 2005
The 'Presidio Modelo' was a "model
prison" of
Panopticon design, built on the former Isla de Pinos (now the
Isla de la Juventud) in
Cuba'' (in fact built after the model of
Stateville Correctional Center in
Illinois)''.
The prison was built under the dictator
Gerardo Machado in the period
1926 -
1931, and held 6000 prisoners.
Most of the survivors of the rebel attacks on
Moncada Barracks and
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes garrisons, including
Fidel Castro were imprisoned there from
1953 to
1955.
The prison now serves as a
museum and is declared a
National Monument, and the old administration-building now serves as a
school and
research centre for young people.
External links
★
Museum “Presidio Modelo”
★
Presidio Modelo
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