Place de la Bastille many worse prisons in France, including the dreaded Bicêtre, also in Paris. However, in terms of popular literary accounts, the Bastille was a place of horror and oppression, a symbol of autocratic cruelty. The confrontation between the commoners and the Ancien Régime ultimately led to the people of Paris storming the Bastille on July 14, 1789, following several days of disturbances. At this point, the prison was nearly empty, with only seven inmates: four counterfeiters, two madmen, and a young aristocrat who had displeased his father. The regular garrison consisted of about 80 'invalides' (veteran soldiers no longer capable of
Prisoners' rights in New Zealand unlock regime has condensed the working day for many prisoners, including meal times, with some dinners being routinely served as early as 3.30pm, leaving prisoners without meals for lengthy periods. Lunch was served at 11.10am in Christchurch Women’s Prison and the evening meal being served as early as 3.15pm at MECF during the 2014-2015 reporting period. At Hawkes Bay prison inspectors observed breakfast being issued in at 9.15am, and lunch delivered to the units around 11am, issued to and eaten by prisoners before they were locked up by 11.45am. The evening meal was delivered to the units as early as