29th March 1971 - Lt. William Calley was convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison for his part in the My Lai massacre. He served one day in prison, before President Richard Nixon ordered him transferred to house arrest at Fort Benning, pending appeal. He subsequently served only three and a half […]

11th February 1990 - Leading anti-apartheid campaigner, Nelson Mandela was freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years incarceration.

In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8' x 10' cell.At work you spend the majority of your time in a  6' x 8' cubicle. In prison you get three meals a day.At work you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it. In prison […]