Paris in the 18th century were both used for high-ranking political prisoners, and had relatively luxurious conditions. The last three prisoners at the Chateau de Vincennes, the Marquis de Sade and two elderly and insane noblemen, were transferred to the Bastillle in 1784. The Bastille, begun in 1370, never held more than forty inmates; At the time of the Revolution, the Bastille had just seven prisoners; four counterfeiters, the two elderly noblemen, and a man named Tavernier, half-mad, accused of participation in an attempt to kill Louis XV thirty years earlier. Priests and other religious figures who committed crimes or other offenses were tried by
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