Discover the chilling history of the panopticon prison, imagined by Jeremy Bentham as a means to optimize organization and ...

Originally, though, the panopticon was what the British political philosopher Jeremy Bentham proposed as a new model of prison architecture at the end of the 18th century. The design was ingenious. It ...

The Panopticon design involved a central watch tower, from which a single prison officer could observe the goings-on in the individual cell blocks that were ranged radially around the tower ...

Arnhem's panopticon is currently undergoing reconstruction to turn it into an event space and hotel, and Breda's domed prison is set to reopen in 2028 as an exhibition space for audio-visual projects.

The prison, which is built in a panopticon design, was active from 1901 to 2016. Haarlem has converted de Koepel into a community space, including space for tech companies.

The last panopticon prison in the country, at Stateville Prison in Illinois, was closed in 2016 after years of opposition. Jenny Vollen-Katz, a prison reform expert, helped lead the fight.

The panopticon at Kilmainham Gaol is one of the most famous examples of a panopticon prison in the world. It was built in the early 19th century and was used to house prisoners during the Irish ...