Although nearly brand new the small Naval base situated near the bay was already coated with a fine layer of grime from the smog in the air. The walls were covered with iron making them difficult to scale while the round courtyard they surrounded held only a thick bared grate in the center of the floor to allow the overly abundant rain water to drain back out into the sea. The prison was set against the wall of the fort much like a stable might have been. Each faced towards the courtyard and iron bars with hefty locks blocked the doors.

Every morning before the sun had even lightened the sky the prisoners were ushered out of their small concrete cells, shackled, and marched out into the city streets for a days hard labor. The section of town called Ebony could use all the help it could get. The people here were incredibly poor and did not have the means to make repairs to the city themselves. The building and city streets were all in need of attention and that was where the Navy in all their wisdom found a solution, the captured pirates.