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Prisons of the World
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Here is a list of the most interesting prisons on earth from the most valuable to the most overcrowded. Where would you want to spend a life sentence?
| 1. | World’s Most Valuable Prison: San Quentin State Prison, California Capacity: 3317
The land underneath this 154 yr-old prison is estimated to be worth $80 to $100 million, instantly making it the most valuable prison in the world. It occupies 275 acres of oceanfront land overlooking the bay, some say the most valuable real estate in the whole country. |
| 2. | World’s Smallest Prison: Sark Prison, Sark, Guernsey Capacity: 2
Sark prison is located on the island of Sark in Guernsey, & was built in 1856 and is the smallest in the world. It can house 2 prisoners at a push and is still used for overnight stays - if you continue to play up after that you’ll get shipped off to a proper grown-up jail with corridors and staff. |
| 3. | World’s Most Secure Prison: Adx Supermax, Florence, Colorado Capacity: 550
This is the king of all prisons, and I mean the evil king. To be fair, it’s what a prison should be: harsh. Even the name means business, Supermax prisons being the securest in the world.
This ‘high-tech alcatraz’ was opened in 1994 and is home to only the most violent and dangerous criminals in the country. Those pesky prisoners have absolutely no contact with each other at any time and spend 22 hours per day in solitary confinement (cell size 7ft x 8ft), leaving plenty of time to consider what to have as their last meal. A lot of convicts who enter Adx lose their minds pretty soon after entering and unless you own a sentence of 25 yrs or over you aren't getting in.
Random Scary Adx Prisoner: Robert Richard Reid / The Shoe Bomber |
| 4. | World’s Strangest Prison: San Pedro, Bolivia Capacity: 800
Convicts at San Pedro in Bolivia have to pay rent for a cell and they all have jobs within the prison. A large number have partners and children staying with them and tourists/backpackers are allowed to enter the prison but must be accompanied by a tour guide (a prisoner) for safety reasons. Tourists can even stay the night in a cell for a small fee and a large number of them frequent the jail in order to buy cocaine from inmates as it’s apparently the purest and cheapest in Bolivia. |
| 5. | World’s Best-Looking Prison: Leoben Justice Centre, Steiermark, Austria< Capacity: 205
It was created by Hohensinn Architektur. It reminds me of Ikea, and I have to say I think I’d rather be locked up in the actual prison - I’d be less likely to punch someone in the head due to frustration. Why spend the effort and time making a prison look that attractive? Was there absolutely nothing else to focus on? If I was a homeless steiermarkian I’d be assaulting people in front of coppers and spitting on police cars until i was arrested. |
| 6. | World’s Most Famous Prison: Alcatraz / The Rock, San Fransisco Bay, California Capacity: 336
The island served as a prison for 29 yrs, ceasing operation in 1963. It was a hardcore ‘inescapable’ jail and many prisoners found the surrounding water as an invitation to try to flee. Officially no-one succeeded, but ‘34 prisoners were involved in 14 attempts, two men trying twice; seven were shot and killed, two drowned, five were unaccounted for, and the rest were recaptured’. good effort though. |
| 7. | World’s Most Overcrowded Prison: Kresty Prison, St. Petersburg, Russia Official Capacity: 3,000 Actual Population: Always at least 10,000
Russia’s prisons have a reputation for being the most overcrowded on earth, especially Kresty Prison in St. Petersburg.
Number of Square Metres per Prisoner Allocated by the Russian Government: 4
Amount of Time Permitted for Each Prisoner’s Weekly Shower: 15 minutes |
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