This place housed a large number of prisoners where they had to spend at times up to 8 hours of the day. The pergola is a recent addition to the yard. This open space is where all social activities took pace sometimes in the scorching heat or rain, "pecking order" established etc. Guards did not enter this place but took turns monitoring them from a first floor caged balcony.
Its reputation earned this place its nickname "The dogs' yard"
