The ICC detention centre is for holding people who have been charged with crimes, not for imprisoning convicted criminals.

[7] Detainees are provided with meals, but they may also cook for themselves, purchase food from the prison shop, and have ingredients ordered in.

[7] Additionally, detainees are given access to fresh air, recreational and sports activities, as well as television and news.

Detainees are allowed to communicate in private with their defense teams and diplomatic representatives of their countries of origin.

[9] Three former prisoners have been released or transferred, including Charles Taylor, who was tried in the Special Court for Sierra Leone.