World's Worst Prisons

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*If I ever ended up in a prison like this, they'd declare me a bitch and pass me around for Ramen noodles.

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This is one of the oldest prisons in Russia and one of the first prisons for life sentences in the Orenburg region. Originally it was a jail (Ostrog) for a lifetime of hard labor. The first mention of this relates to 1745. After the suppression ofPugachev's Rebellion in 1773, the prison was built for the deportation of robbers. The prison got its unofficial name from a fountain with a sculpture depicting a black dolphin, which is set before the main entrance. The sculpture was made by the prisoners themselves. On 1 November 2000, the prison started to hold inmates sentenced to life imprisonment.

It is near the Kazakhstan border. The prison houses approximately 700 of the most serious criminals in Russia. It holds child molestors, murderers, terrorists, cannibals, serial killers and so called "maniacs". Prisoners at Black Dolphin are imprisoned for life. Prison guards place blindfolds on arriving prisoners so that they can not map out the prison or plan escapes. Prisoners are also blindfolded whenever they are transported between buildings. Also unique to Black Dolphin is the form in which guards escort inmates; prisoners are kept bent over at the waist while a guard holds their handcuffed hands behind their back, higher than the inmate's hips. This "stress position" allows for maximum control over the inmate, while depriving the inmates of a view of their immediate surroundings as well as preventing them from escaping and attacking prison staff. While there have been rumors of inmate abuse and misconduct at Black Dolphin Prison, there are no confirmed reports or complaints.

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At least seven Channel Islanders were imprisoned in La Santé Prison (Maison d’arrêt de la Santé) in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The prison was inaugurated in 1867 with 500 cells, eventually expanding to 1,000 cells designed to accommodate 2,000 prisoners. La Santé was a site of public executions by guillotine until the banning of public executions in 1939, at which point they were carried out in the prison courtyard. After the general mobilisation in September 1939, the French military authorities requisitioned La Santé to incarcerate an ever-increasing number of detained French military personnel, making it a de facto annex of Cherche-Midi Prison. Military prisoners were evacuated from La Santé on 10 June 1940, just four days before Wehrmacht troops entered Paris.

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This picture taken on November 6, 2020 shows a cell at the Prison de la Sante in Paris.

This photograph shows the Prison de la Sante (Paris-La Sante) corridors in Paris, on September 24, 2024.​

View of 'La Sante' Prison, on November 21, 2014 in Paris, France.​

A picture shows barbwire over the exercise yard of the Parisian prison of "La Santé", on July 25, 2014, in Paris. The last 60 prisoners of La Sante were transferred on July 20, 2014 as the jail, inaugurated in 1867, has been emptied for renovation works starting in 2015.

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Behind the walls of Thailand’s most notorious maximum-security facility, an extraordinary therapy is transforming lives, especially those of death row prisoners.

Designed and facilitated by Phra Ajarn, this program has become something to which 53 inmates eagerly look forward. A unique therapy, known as ‘Cognitive Transformation Therapy’, is providing a chance for inner change. It is helping them anchor themselves in the present and manage their emotions more effectively. Phra Ajarn emphasises that “The greed and anger are always there, but they can also be managed. You don't have to have greed or anger. They are manageable”.

The therapy encourages inmates to acknowledge their emotions, by not letting them control their behaviour. Through activities, such as guided meditation, emotional exploration via the Wheel of Emotions, group discussions and mindful eating and walking exercises, the program provides the participants with the tools with which to cultivate self-awareness and emotional balance.

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Activists from Amnesty International are surrounded by media as they hold up placards during protest at the entrance of the Bang Kwang high-security prison in Nonthaburi in the outskirts of Bangkok on June 19, 2019.

Prison officers guard the entrance of the Bang Kwang high-security prison in Nonthaburi in the outskirts of Bangkok on June 19, 2019, where convicted Thai prisoner Theerasak Longji was executed on June 18, 2018.

Activists from Amnesty International stage a protest at the entrance of Bang Kwang high-security prison in Nonthaburi in the outskirts of Bangkok on June 19, 2019.

The execution building at Bang Kwang Central Prison. Inmates were kneeled down and tied to a wooden cross, the executer then shot them in the back with a burst of bullets from a machine gun.

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Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi is a historically significant, yet controversial, institution. Originally known as Kamiti Downs, it once held many prominent political prisoners and has been the site of numerous executions, including Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi. Today, it’s severely overcrowded – housing over 3600 inmates.

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Joseph Juma Odhiambo (C), one of the three terror inmates who had escaped from a high-security jail, disembarks from the police helicopter after they were arrested, following their escape from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi, November 18, 2021.

Kenya prison warders look through the window of the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi, on November 18, 2021. - Kenyan police on November 18, 2021 said they captured three terror inmates who had escaped from a high-security jail in a scandal that cost the country's prisons boss his job.

Prisoners at the Kamiti maximum prison dance to Tunedem band lead vocalist Shoeshine reggae chants during a set in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on February 19 2016.

Kenya government officials stand at the entrance of the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi, on November 18, 2021.

 

[Everlast]

So what kind of prison time have you done? Be honest and for what? @Alticus you got that vibe about you.

 

[Alticus]

So what kind of prison time have you done? Be honest and for what? @Alticus you got that vibe about you.

Yeah man, did a hardcore 2 year bit up in Vandelay Corrections for urinating in public and lighting fire to every Amazon box I saw on my street and beyond. I'm OG bitch.

 

[Everlast]

Yeah man, did a hardcore 2 year bit up in Vandelay Corrections for urinating in public and lighting fire to every Amazon box I saw on my street and beyond. I'm OG bitch.

Well at least you're finally honest about something.

 

[Alticus]

Well at least you're finally honest about something.

Well, thank you for that half-compliment. My day just got a little brighter. *hugs*