(Baonghean.vn) -The following photos reveal life behind the bars of some of the world's most notorious prison systems.
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| The Black Dolphin prison in Russia is one of the most dangerous prisons in the world. It houses 700 inmates, including serial killers, cannibals, and child abusers. (Image: Internet) |
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| Bang Kwang Prison in Bangkok, Thailand, houses over 4,000 inmates, including at least 700 death row criminals. It is known that during the first three months of their sentences, prisoners are shackled and only given one bowl of soup per day. (Image: Internet) |
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| Alcatraz of the Rockies (USA) is a "super-security prison" that houses extremely dangerous criminals, including Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, gang leaders, double agents, and more. It is known that prisoners there are held in solitary confinement for approximately 23 hours a day, meaning they rarely see sunlight. (Photo: Amnesty International) |
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| Camp 22 in North Korea is one of the worst prisons in the world. Officially known as Kwan-li-so No. 22, this political prison is completely isolated from the outside world. Prisoners, and in some cases even their families, are held there for life. Up to 50,000 prisoners are inside. This rare photograph is believed to have been taken inside Camp 22. (Image: Internet) |
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| The notorious La Modelo prison in Colombia houses numerous drug traffickers and political prisoners. Inmates there can (even openly) bribe their way into using guns or grenades, while guards are not allowed to carry any weapons. Guns aren't the only privileges prisoners enjoy. They have free use of mobile phones, access to satellite information, and are permitted to engage in criminal activities within the prison, such as drug trafficking, kidnapping, and extortion. |
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| The Gitarama prison in Rwanda was designed to hold 500 prisoners. However, in reality, it housed over 6,000 inmates. Gitarama prison was known as a "hell on earth" prison, with many prisoners suffering from infections that could lead to death. |
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| Rikers Island prison reportedly houses around 14,000 inmates and is one of the top 10 most notorious prisons in the United States. It has an operating budget of nearly $860 million annually and is a complex detention facility in New York City. Violence is frequent, and there have been cases of inmates dying from neglect and abuse. |
Kim Ngoc
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