arrow_backThe Zink Tronk
ROBBEN ISLAND
The Zink Tronk, built during the 1960s from corrugated iron, was a large rectangular building with guard posts at each corner and a large courtyard in the middle. It was specifically built to house large numbers of prisoners and had general cells, a library, ablution facilities and a clinic.
The Zink Tronk was barricaded by a high fence, built on the north side of the current MSP, next to its F and G sections...read moreVIEW TIMELINE
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