Spandau Prison Spandau Prison Spandau Prison was located in the borough of Spandau in western Berlin. It was constructed in 1876 and demolished in 1987 after the death of its last prisoner, Rudolf Hess, to prevent it from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. The site was later rebuilt as a shopping centre for the British forces stationed in Germany. Spandau Prison was built in 1876 on Wilhelmstraße. It initially served as a military detention center. From 1919 it was also used for civilian inmates. It held up to 600 inmates at that time. In the aftermath of the Reichstag fire of 1933, opponents
Four Men in Prison Four Men in Prison Four Men In Prison is a 1950 documentary film about English prison conditions directed by Max Anderson. Filmed at Wakefield Prison, it was commissioned for the purpose of educating people involved in criminal justice. The film was criticised for being inaccurate and sensational, and was quickly withdrawn. The film was made for educational purposes by the Central Office of Information to be shown privately to magistrates and others who were involved in administering criminal justice. The Home Office initiated production of the film, which cost £16,000. It was one of three produced under Donald Taylor at