Twenty six punishment cells and lavatory, Number Four, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. 31 December 1999

This photograph is of the twenty-six isolation cells in the former Number Four prison at Constitution Hill which was established to house black male prisoners during the apartheid era. The cells remain in their original condition about fifty meters from the court building. Graffiti left by prisoners inspired the design of the Constitutional Court typeface, The Face of a Nation.

Every detainee and sentenced prisoner has the right to conditions of
detention that are consistent with human dignity, including exercise and,
at state expense, adequate accommodation, nutrition, reading material and
medical treatment. - Section 35(2)(e) of the Constitution