Amazing & Intresting Prisons Of The World
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| Thursday, 06 November 2008 23:49 |
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 It’s the kind of place i never want to visit but am constantly intrigued about (possibly as a result of watching prison break) so i did some research.   The land underneath 154yr old san quentin state 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. that got me thinking, what’s the insurance like on these places? 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 apparently 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. now, there aren’t many photos of sark prison but on all of them i’ve failed to see a single window. nice. like living in a bread-bin. 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 (by the way, mine would be steak, griddled asparagus and creamy mash). a lot of convicts who enter adx, understandably, lose their mind pretty soon after entering and unless you own a sentence of 25yrs or over you aint getting in. random scary adx prisoner: robert richard reid / the shoe bomber  4. world’s strangest prison san pedro, bolivia capacity: 800  fucking hell, where do i start? 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 (wtf?!). 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. it’s also been suggested that local police only enter the facility to collect bribes.  here’s a short video about the san pedro prison, mainly focusing on the convicts’ children being allowed to live in the jail… 5. world’s best-looking prison leoben justice centre, steiermark, austria capacity: 205    yes, it’s a prison. 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. seriously though, 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   7. world’s most overcrowded prison kresty prison, st. petersburg, russia  russia’s prisons have a reputation for being the most overcrowded on earth, especially kresty prison in st. petersburg. official capacity: 3,000 actual population: always at least 10,000 number of square metres per prisoner allocated by the russian government: 4 amount of time permitted for each prisoner’s weekly shower: 15 minutes extras: - here’s the first part of a national geographic documentary called ‘lockdown’, it’s about pelican bay state prison and it’s unbelievably scary. the other parts can be seen at this youtube profile. enjoy. - see all the prisons of the world on google earth here. - use your hands and face to check out supermaxed.com, a website devoted to supermax prisons, the toughest and most secure on earth. - you can see all prisons sorted by country here. - there’s a fucking huge amount of info about prisons and prisoners at the prisontalk forums. - miss any of prison break? watch it all again, streamed and brilliant quality, here.  CREATELINKTOWARDSTHISARTICLE PREVIEWQUOTE
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