Why is a military prison referred to as "The glass-house"?

Question

Sorry, chaps, I bow to to your superior knowlage.

Answer 1

actually I believe it's British, the roof was glazed.

http://www.hants.gov.uk/museum/aldershot/faq/glasshouse.html

Answer 2

I always thought it was the castle and the glass house where naughty squaddies went because they were awol due to being pissed up in a corner somewhere and late back to barracks etc. military prison is very different from the barrack punishment for bad behaviour

Answer 3

Despite its pleasant sounding name, 'The Glasshouse' was one of the most imposing buildings in mid 19th century Aldershot - the military prison.

Built in 1870 to house soldiers sentenced for military offences, the building derived its name from its large, glass lantern roof.

The term 'Glasshouse' has since become synonymous with all military prison establishments but it has its origins in Aldershot.

Answer 4

Because of the huge glazed roof of the military prison which used to be in Aldershot

Answer 5

When did it change I have alway know it was refered to as The Castle....

They even made a movie about it just a couple years ago.

Answer 6

Because when you're in military prison you have no privacy at all.
You're every move is watched. (even when you're in the bathroom.) It's like you're living in a glass house so that everyone can see you.

Answer 7

The get to pot plants all day, like our green house, but as usual we have the American English problem. Where do you think B&Q get their plants from

Answer 8

refering to the castle