« The World’s First Modern Prison

Central Tower

Posted on April 24, 2011
Here you can see the prison's central tower where the warden slept. Each cell was lit by a skylight or "God's Eye," that allowed the warden to observe inmates from his quarters. The drawback was that inmates could also spy the warden.
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