Editing Stanford prison experiment (section)

=== Prison environment ===
[[File:SPE1971-prisoners_in_bed_in-cell.jpg|thumb|Prisoners in bed in cell|alt=Photo taken through iron bars. Behind the bars, three people are lying on beds side by side, wearing identical white smocks with numbers on the chest.]]

The day before the experiment began, small mock prison cells were arranged to hold three prisoners each. There was a small corridor for the prison yard, a closet for solitary confinement, and a bigger room across from the prisoners for the guards and [[Prison warden|warden]].<ref name=":4" />{{rp|1–2}}

The experiment was performed in a {{convert|35|ft|m|abbr=on}} section of the basement of Jordan Hall, Stanford's psychology building. The prison had two fabricated walls: one at the entrance and one at the cell wall to block observation. Each cell ({{convert|7|x|10|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}) was unlit, was intended to house 3 prisoners and had a cot (with mattress, sheet, and pillow) for each prisoner.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Index of /downloads|url=http://www.zimbardo.com/downloads|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225935/http://www.zimbardo.com/downloads/|archive-date=January 20, 2015|access-date=November 11, 2015|website=zimbardo.com}}</ref> Prisoners were confined and were to stay in their cells and the yard all day and night until the study was finished.<ref name=":4" />{{rp|1–2}} In contrast, the guards were to stay in a different environment, separate from the prisoners. The guards were given access to special areas for rest and relaxation, were told to work in teams of three for eight-hour shifts, and were not required to stay on-site after their shift.<ref name=":4" />{{rp|1–2}}