The World's Top 7 Hardest and Most Dangerous Prisons.

Prisons used to function more like a hybrid of a prison and a jail rather than as a systematized institution like they do now. This indicates that both criminals whose cases had already been heard and sentences handed down as well as those who were still awaiting trial were housed there, and there were both adults and children among the inmates.

Prisons, or correctional facilities as they are more often known nowadays, are places where criminals are detained for a set amount of time as retribution for their crimes and in rehabilitation for reforming them in order to make them fit to mingle with regular people in society after their release.

The state of prisons today is much better than it once was, but despite the appearance of comfortable jails and rehabilitation facilities, nothing can replace a person who is truly free. In the following paragraphs, we will discuss some of the most dangerous prisons in the world that you should avoid at all costs.

With locations in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Rome, the earliest known prisons date back to the first millennium BC. These underground facilities housed inmates in cells that were so small that inmates had to remain seated or bent over for extended periods of time. Except for ancient Greece, where prisoners were held in squalor with shackles around their feet and in unkempt structures where they might be visited by friends and family, prisons throughout this time were almost invariably underground dungeons.

The most typical sentence for such criminals was the death penalty or enslavement, and there were particular slaves in Rome who were trained to kill and fight for their masters, the well-known Gladiators, as a form of commerce.

1. Bang Kwang Prison, Bangkok

Criminals who are deemed to be threats to the integrity of the nation are housed in this jail, where they are subjected to physical and psychological abuse to keep them at the bare minimum of strength. Additionally, they are fed once a day, and those who are awaiting life sentences are required to wear leg chains.

2. Black Dolphin Prison, Russia

Because it contains some of the most dangerous offenders in Russia who cannot be dealt with lightly, this prison is renowned for its strict policies and employees. If they need to be taken somewhere else, they are heavily guarded and blinded and are not permitted to sleep or even sit throughout the day.

3. The Al de Ciudad Barrios

Due to the fact that the MS 13 and Barrio 18 gangs are housed here, this jail is among the most dangerous ones in the world. Even the prison guards are hesitant to approach the facility because of the appalling and deplorable living conditions inside, as well as the history of bloodshed between the competing gangs, which has claimed the lives of several of their colleagues.

4. Carandiru Penitentiary, Brazil

With its focus on violence and poor health, the Carandiru Prison in Brazil, South America, is an extremely dangerous facility. While most prisons only have to deal with violence issues, one in five inmates at the Carandiru Penitentiary are known to have been diagnosed with HIV. In addition, the prison has lost many inmates to violence.

5. Petak Island Prison, Russia

The worst criminals in Russia are detained in this jail, where they are subjected to physical and emotional abuse while being confined to tiny cells for twenty hours every day with little to no access to the outside world. It houses rapists, killers, and cannibals.

6. Alcatraz Island Prison

Prison escape attempts at this facility are well-known, with "The Battle of Alcatraz," which took place in May 1946, being the most notable. On Alcatraz Island in California, this prison, which housed some of the most dangerous criminals in history, has been closed since 1963.

7. La Sabaneta Prison

Because of the deadly gunfights that took place inside the prison in 1994 and 1995, around 300 inmates perished. The prison is infamous for having an excessive number of inmates and a severely understaffed prison staff. It is situated in Venezuela, South America.

Conclusion

While the current prison systems of various jurisdictions are not what they were during the Roman era, a brief history of their existence has been provided above, along with some characteristics and the significance of their existence. However, there are also many drawbacks to prisons that are significant enough to serve as a deterrent to potential offenders, as highlighted in the characteristics of the world's most dangerous prisons above. This recommendation is for everyone to refrain from crime now rather than looking for later rehabilitation.