Seven (7) most dangerous prisons in the world
2nd of March 2022
1. Pandemic prisons
You might think that prisons during the current pandemic situation are some of the safest places in the world because prisons and jails are closed systems, you'd be very wrong on that front because right now every prison in the world is a dangerous prison because of the pandemic.
Think about it for a second. In prison, there's no such thing as social distancing and that's mainly because there are two people per cell and those cells are very small. What's more, soap, and protective equipment to keep them safe while close is virtually non-existent because prisons won't pay for that and won't treat the prisoners fairly. The spread of the virus through the prisons is honestly rather shocking.
Some government officials have tried to put a spin on this, but the numbers don't add up. Thousands of prisoners have gotten sick within the prisons and hundreds have died. Some prisoners have even rioted an exposed contraband to help tell people their stories and get the word out about their prisons basically killing them. Plus, a prison isn't a closed system, there are guards and staff that come through all the time plus new prisoners are brought in and other prisoners are cycled out. Thus, the virus continues to spread throughout the prison system making anyone in there right now vulnerable to getting sick.
2. Alcatraz
At one time Alcatraz was the number one prison you did not want to get locked up in. The prison was legendary for housing some of the biggest names in criminal history including Al Capone at one time. But the real reason it was dangerous was its location. It was an island prison off of san Francisco and as a result if you were to escape your cell you'd somehow have to go and swim your way all the way to shore, and the waters of the bay had tides that could easily drown you or sweep you out to sea if you weren't careful.
As a result, many inmates died trying to flee Alcatraz and officially no one ever survived an escape attempt or made a full-on successful escape. The only reason that Alcatraz is shut down now is that the prison slowly started to degrade making it unsafe and unhealthy to remain there. But for a time, it was the prison that everyone feared going to and its legacy lives on to this day. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
3. San-Quentin prison
San-Quentin prison was established in 1852 and is the oldest prison in the state of California. That means it pre-dates Alcatraz and has lasted a lot longer than it. So, keep that in mind when you think about dangerous and significant prisons.
There are various reasons that this prison was and is dangerous. First and foremost, for a long time it would carry out executions of prisoners in a variety of ways including having its own gas chamber- this isn't something that is used nowadays. Like many other prisons, they use lethal injections to execute prisoners, but they haven't done that since 2006. So why is it still dangerous? Today that would be because of the conditions and the violence due to its age. The prison isn't exactly a perfect model of efficiency and safety so much violence is regularly known to happen here.
In one case in 2006, a racially motivated incident happened that resulted in over a hundred inmates getting hurt and two people dying in the fights. San-Quentin riot
In 2005, reports stated that it's dangerous to house people there. The danger can further be proven via the museum that is a part of the prison that shows that various items and weapons from over the years that the inmates have made to try and kill each other. This includes spears, guns made of plumbing parts and more.
4. Bang Kwang prison
If you were to be asked for the nickname of Bang Kwang prison, you would be told it's the Bangkok Hilton. This would obviously lead you to believe that the place was a relatively nice prison with fair accommodations and fair treatment of its inmates, but you would be very wrong in that regard. The prison is known for the routine torture of its inmates.
Inmates are crammed into small cells and death row inmates are often given as little as two hours’ notice before they're dragged off to their execution. But that's not all. All prisoners are required to wear long irons for the first three months of their sentences, death row inmates were required to have their leg irons permanently welded on. Although this practice ended in 2013, when you add all of that up you get a prison that no one in their right minds would want to go to because if you do you might not get back out.
In fact, one UK prisoner served 17 years there before being pardoned by the king. When he did, he described his experience as hell. Bang Kwang prison
5. Rikers island
This is one of the most famous prisons in the world that is still in use today. Riker's island prison is located off New York and between the Bronx and queens. The legacy that this prison has gotten led to it being referenced or used as a plot point in various tv shows and movies based in New York.
Its legacy is not for the faint of heart because its history and legacy are marked with excessive violence. But not just violence between inmates but the violence that the guards would inflict on inmates as well. This obviously would cause retaliation to happen, and the cycle continues.
In May of 2013, Rikers island ranked as one of the 10 worst prisons in the United States based on reporting in Mother jones magazine. According to Mother Jones
The violence that would happen there was legendary in the worst way possible, not the least of which was because it would be done with approval at times from the local police and the New York state government.
This type of mistreatment is obviously a human rights violation and eventually there were strict rules put in place to try and limit the violence against both inmates and staff, and there was some success in getting stabbing incidents to go from about a thousand a year down to 70.
However, the violence in the facility is still going strong, thus prisoners honestly try and do a lot to not go to Rikers because they know they won't have a chance of survival in there in most cases.
6. ADX Florence
There are certain facilities in the world that are designed to hold the worst criminals that humanity has to offer and one of them is the ADX Florence supermax facility in Colorado. While that may sound like a good idea given that sometimes there are prisoners who need to be under constant surveillance, there are limits to what one should do there.
For example, ADX Florence supermax facility apparently keeps many of its inmates in solitary confinement which is usually reserved for those who have done something wrong in the prison or those who are requesting safety from other inmates. But that's not all.
A lawsuit was filed in June of 2012 by several inmates, the lawsuit charges that the condition of the prison creates an environment for inmate abuse and torture. The inmates stated that their mental health was not properly addressed and as a result, many inmates committed suicide. ADX Florence lawsuit
7. La Sante prison
Located in France, La sante prison is another prison that's infamous for its treatment of prisoners. It has held some of the most famous criminals in French history including infamous pseudo-celebrities who receive visitors and live in a special section of the compound.
Today however, for all of its inmates it remains a dark and depressing place, but this time there's a twist because not only is the place so dangerous and so violent that prisoners often take their lives rather than risk living out their sentence but prisoners are only let out four hours during the day. Plus there is apparently a hierarchy in the prison unlike what you'd see in various tv shows and movies.
Those who have power are able to lord it over others while those who don't have power aren't able to do much and live in the worst conditions possible.
It's a true dystopian situation with powerful and vicious leaders who can do as they please to the weaker inmates.
As for attempts to escape, many have been made but only three have ever been successful. The best way to escape this miserable prison is to not get sentenced there in the first place. La Sante prison
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I can't even think a day in these prisons.
They are so horrible and terrible to think. The life of prisoners is really unbearable and unimaginable, may Almighty save all of us from doing anything wrong and staying this kind of hell like prisons.