10 prisons, the existence of which is hard to believe

Prison is a place where people are imprisoned and deprived of many of their personal freedoms. When a person commits a crime and the court finds him guilty, he is in prison. However, not all these institutions are the same. In this article you will find the most unusual and strange prisons in the world.

10. Alcatraz

This prison is located in California and is the most famous in the whole world. She is also called "The Rock", and she appeared in a lot of films and serials. It is located right in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. In his history, Alcatraz had been a beacon, a military fortification, a military prison and, finally, a federal prison since 1963. During 29 years of work, no prisoner could escape from there. The prison is surrounded by water, in the end, where to run?

9. Cerezo Chetumal

Prisoners in this prison solve all their problems by boxing. It is interesting that in the territory of this prison there was not a single case of brutal behavior for ten years. Moreover, in prison there are excellent art programs that allow to teach and develop prisoners. The prison director says: "When a dispute arises, prisoners put on boxing gloves and go out into the ring. After about two rounds, the dispute ends up exhausting itself. " Quite a clever approach. By the way, this prison is located in Mexico.

8. The prison on the island of Basta

This is the first of its kind in prison, which is completely ecological. It is located in Norway. Its environmental friendliness does not affect in any way what prisoners are kept in it: well-known criminals get into this prison. The institution uses solar panels to produce energy, and most food is produced on its territory. Solar panels reduce the need for buying energy from the supplier by seventy percent, which is very impressive. As for food, its quality is very high: those products that are not used directly in this prison are sold to other prisons. Therefore, this institution very much saves public funds.

7. The Prison of Aranjuez

An interesting fact: in Aranjuez prison there are cozy clean cells in which the prisoner can spend time with his family while he is serving time. This prison is located in Spain, and in its territory there are children's rooms, playgrounds, and the walls are decorated with images of Disney characters. The purpose of creating such a prison was an attempt to establish links between children and their parents, while not giving children the idea that their parents are prisoners in prison. In total, there are 36 cameras for families, but not all of them are busy. Most of them contain Hispanics. These cameras are known as "five-star rooms".

6. ADX

The ADX prison is located in Colorado, in the city of Florence, and has the highest level of security possible. It opened in 1994, and being in it is a real torture. Prisoners are released from their cells only nine hours a week. They are practically not allowed to communicate with each other. This prison is designed for the worst criminals of the United States of America. This place, which is definitely worth being afraid.

5. Sark Prison

This is the smallest prison in the world. It is located in Guernsey, on the island of Sark. This institution was built in 1856. If you look at the picture, you can see how small this prison is. It can accommodate only two inmates at a time, and it was often used to keep the offender within one day. If during this time he was not corrected, he was transferred to a real prison for an indefinite amount of time. Why was it necessary to build such a small prison?

4. Prison of the Cross

Prison Cross is known for being the most crowded prison in the world. It is located in Russia, and it can simultaneously contain three thousand people. However, the interesting fact is that most often simultaneously there are not three but ten thousand people. Each prisoner is allowed to take a shower for fifteen minutes every day, and he also has four square meters of his own space. At the direction of Vladimir Putin prison will be moved to the outskirts of St. Petersburg, and the building will be sold at auction. Some people assume that the building will be converted into a hotel.

3. The Leoben Justice Center

The Leoben Justice Center is nothing more than a five-star prison. It looks like a beautiful office building made of glass. This particular prison is located in Austria, and an interesting fact is that it contains prisoners convicted for theft. For unknown reasons, people in Austria are very keen on stealing. The number of such crimes in the country is forty percent higher than the number of thefts in the United States. Another interesting fact: many people commit small crimes only to get into this prison.

2. The Cebu Prison

The people held in Cebu prison are world-famous dancing prisoners. Think about the beautiful dances, and then imagine that they are executed by murderers and rapists. On the Internet you can always find records of how these prisoners dance to a variety of musical compositions. They can also play basketball or swing in the gym. This prison is so huge that it can simultaneously serve fifteen hundred people. The prison has its own talk show, and you can also buy T-shirts and souvenirs with the appropriate symbols.

1. The prison of San Pedro

In the first place is the prison of San Pedro, in which prisoners buy their cameras. This is the largest prison in the main city of Bolivia, and it contains about 1,500 prisoners. This prison is far from the usual understanding of this term. Nearby play children, work restaurants, markets and hotels. There are no metal bars on the windows, and you will not see guards, at least those wearing uniforms. As one of the prisoners said, if you have money, you can live like a king. You can purchase a better camera and more services.