Stormcage Containment Facility
Stormcage Containment Facility was a prison in the 51st and 52nd century. River Song was a prisoner and frequent escapee there. (DW: Flesh and Stone)
In the 52nd century, River escaped Stormcage having been sent a letter by the Doctor, recruiting her to meet with him in America 2011. (DW: The Impossible Astronaut) After they defeated The Silence's occupation of Earth, the Doctor returned River to Stormcage. (DW: Day of the Moon)
River once again made an escape from Stormcage to warn the Doctor about the Pandorica opening and the TARDIS exploding after recieving a call from Winston Churchill the TARDIS redirected to Storm Cage. (DW: The Pandorica Opens)
Some time later, River was later released under the custody of Father Octavian, who needed her assistance in a mission involving Weeping Angels as she could provide the equilance of an army in the Doctor. When their mission was over, River was presumably returned to Stormcage, though she did hope she had done enough on this mission to earn a pardon. Though its impossible to say if she did recieve her pardon as the Weeping Angels were erased form history, altering the facts and memories of the situation to non-time travelers. (DW: The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone)
tRIVIA
- The security at Storm Cage appears to be terrible and has never been considered to be upgraded as River has continuously escaped in the past to accompany the Doctor on an adventure.
- Prisoners are apparently allowed to keep personal possesions, make phones calls and wear their own clothes as opposed to uniforms.
Examples are River is seen reading her diary of adventures with the Doctor in her cell and she takes Winston's redirected call in (The Pandorica Opens). A guard said that River was packing in (The Impossible Astronaut) before misinforming the wardan that River is going to a "planet" called America..
Behind the scenes
- According to an interview with Alex Kingston, she thinks the Stormcage is some kind of a prison planet and it is particularly unpleasant to stay there. Through the window of River's cell, heavy rain can be seen.
