Awaiting Trial Block
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Awaiting Trial Block is a former prison section at Johannesburg’s Constitution Hill complex, historically used to hold detainees awaiting trial during South Africa’s apartheid era and now preserved as part of a museum and human-rights heritage site.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison block
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heritage site ⓘ museum site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Awaiting-trial section of Johannesburg Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cell block ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
South African justice system
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anti-apartheid activists ⓘ apartheid-era security laws ⓘ political detainees ⓘ |
| context | Constitution Hill human rights precinct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| currentUse |
educational facility
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museum exhibition space ⓘ site of guided tours ⓘ |
| exhibits |
artifacts from prison life
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interpretive panels on apartheid law ⓘ original prison cells ⓘ personal testimonies of former prisoners ⓘ |
| governedBy | heritage and museum regulations of South Africa ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | human-rights heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | apartheid era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Constitution Hill
NERFINISHED
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Gauteng ⓘ Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| near | Constitutional Court of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Constitution Hill Trust
NERFINISHED
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Constitution Hill museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Constitution Hill museum complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution Hill precinct NERFINISHED ⓘ former Johannesburg Prison ⓘ |
| preservationStatus |
integrated into museum displays
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preserved as memorial ⓘ |
| purpose |
to hold detainees before court hearings
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to separate awaiting-trial prisoners from sentenced prisoners ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Number Four prison
NERFINISHED
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Old Fort prison NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s Jail at Constitution Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
educational resource on constitutional democracy
ⓘ
symbol of injustice under apartheid ⓘ |
| theme |
South African liberation struggle
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human rights ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| tourismType |
dark tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of people awaiting trial
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incarceration of common-law prisoners ⓘ incarceration of political prisoners ⓘ |
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