Prisons are certainly not the best of places for anyone. However, there are prisons that go to extremities and are dangerous even for criminals. Below are some of the most dangerous prisons in the world.
1.Gitamara Prison, Rwanda
This prison was built to house a maximum of 600 prisoners. It, however, houses about 7000 inmates. The inmates are very ruthless and kill each other. They are forced to stand all the time because of lack of space to sit or lie down.
2.Tadmor Prison, Syria
The inmates were tortured and murdered by either dragging to death or using an axe. In 1980, President Hafez-al-Assad issued an order to kill each and every prisoner because of an alleged attack on his life.
3.La Modelo, Columbia
This prison is divided into two wings. The north wing has the left-wing rebels. The South Wing, however holds the right-wing government supporters. The battleground is the space in between where the killings take place.
4.Vladmir Central Prison, Russia
It is a routine to torture the inmates in Vladmir. The inmates are dragged out of the cells each morning. They are made to put their hands to the wall and whipped to death. In addition to the torture, this prison is full of diseases.
5.Pollsmoor Prison, South Africa
Pollsmoor prisoners are heavily violent. Stabbings as well as sexual assaults are a common thing in the prison. Moreover, there is a heavy spreading of HIV in the prison and staff issues.
6.Mendoza Prison, Argentina
The inmates in there are some of the most dangerous. They are so dangerous In fact that the guards leave meals at specific places for protection.
7.Maracaibo National Prison, Venezuela
The prison has a high rate of crime as it is run by some of the biggest gang members. In 2013, over 69 inmates were killed.
8.La Sante, Paris
La Sante was built in 1867 and was meant to enclose some of the most dangerous criminals. The conditions in this prison are horrible. This is to the extent that some prisoners drank drain cleaner and rat poison to kill themselves to avoid dealing with the misery.
9.Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
This is an American owned prison that was made to house Al-Qaeda and Taliban suspects captured in Afghanistan. The former US president, Barrack Obama vowed to close it while in office but it still runs to this day.
10.Kirirki Maximum Security, Nigeria
It was first established in 1955 and is one of the most popular prisons in the country. It mostly shelters gang criminals including notable people. These include Chief Bode George, General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Clifford Orji and Al Mustapha.
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