Here are 20 Worst Prisons In The World.
1. Diyarbakır Prison, Turkey
Diyarbakir Prison in southeastern Turkey was built in 1980. Since then it has imprisoned many of that nation’s most violent criminals. This prison is known for dishing out not just physical torture to it’s inmates but mental as well. The are two sections within the facility, namely the E-Type which has a capacity of 744 prisoners and the D-Type with a 688 capacity; however, both currently hold more prisoners than they should.
2. La Sabaneta, Venezuela
La Sabeneta is located in Venezuela and is considered one of the most brutal correctional facilities in South America. Many diseases run rampant inside and there is little to no care given to ill inmates. This in combination with the facility being understaffed causes many violent crimes inside.
3. ADX Florence Supermax Prison, USA
The ADX Florence Supermax Prison is said to house the most dangerous criminals in the United States. Located in Fremont County, Colorado it has a population of just 439 inmates currently, but has the tightest security in the country. Many inmates here commit suicide due to complete isolation from everyone and everything including other inmates as well as guards. Also known as the Alcatraz of the Rockies, the prison opened in 1994.
4. Tadmor Prison, Syria
The Tadmor Prison located in Tadmor, in the deserts of Syria is about 200 kilometers from Damascus. The prison originally was meant to be a military detention facility; however, during in the 80’s they began housing all sorts of criminals inside. In 1980, President Hafez al-Assad ordered execution of 2400 prisoners inside. The prison was shut down in 2001; however, it was opened back again in 2011.
5. Carandiru Penitentiary, Brazil
The Carandiru Penitentiary located in San Paulo, Brazil, first opened in 1920. However, it did not house its first criminals until 1956 and eventually closed down in 2002. In 1992, there was a huge riot and massacre inside the prison, in claimed the lives of 111 prisoners. Among other major problem within this prison, which housed about 8,000 inmates at its highest point, was the rampant spread of AIDS within inmates. This ultimately led to its shutdown.
6. Camp 22, North Korea
Camp 22 is a political prison camp and it’s officially known as Kwan-li-so No. 22. This concentration camp is completely isolated from the outside world. Prisoners and sometimes even their families are held in lifelong detention here for petty crimes or for no apparent reason at all. There are an estimated 50,000 inmates inside this camp.
7. Bang Kwang Central Prison, Thailand
Bang Kwang Central Prison located in the Nonthaburi Province of Thailand is about seven miles north of Bangkok. This men’s-only correctional facility is considered one of the worst prisons in the Far East. The prison is overcrowded and understaffed. This jail even houses several foreign prisoners as well as inmates, who awaiting their execution.
8. El Rodeo-Venezuela
El Rodeo Prison in Guatire, Venezuela is the country’s worst inmate holding facility. This maximum security facility holds approximately 50,000 prisoners. In 2011, a huge gang war broke out that required the help from armed forces to end.
9. Gitarama Central Prison, Rwanda
Gitarama Central Prison is located in Rwanda, Africa. The conditions inside the prison have been so bad that prisoners in the past have resorted to eating each other’s flesh just to stay alive. It was originally designed to house just 400 prisoners; however, in 1990s it housed nearly 7,000 inmates.
10. Rikers Island Prison, USA
Rikers Island is New York City’s major prison complex and holds some of the United States’ dangerous criminals. The prison sits on an island in between the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx and is adjacent to the runways of LaGuardia Airport. Rikers Island is commonly referred to as “The Island” by New Yorkers and is known to have some of the most brutal guards in the country working within it.
