10 Most Brutal Prisons in the World

A prison (from Old French prisoun)[1] is a place in which people are physically confined and usually deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime. Other terms used are penitentiary, correctional facility, remand centre, detention centre, and jail or gaol. In some legal systems some of these terms have distinct meanings.

10. Carandiru Prison: (Brazil)

This prison had horrendous Brazil is also the world when Peca riots in prison in 1992. The tragedy of genocide involving local police. Hundreds of casualties, 103 (some sources cite 111 inmates) of them were killed. Caradiru tragedy stems from the outbreak of war 'between the gang' in the prison, which extends to involve a lot of inmates. Police then brought in reinforcements. Actually at that many prisoners had surrendered by throwing their weapons.

They asked for police protection. But the police replied by firing on them. Brutal treatment of the police sparked protests everywhere, not to mention Amnesty International is campaigning for the prison closed in 2002. Amnesty International reported violations of human rights there that cannot be tolerated anymore. Not only that prison facilities are also so bad that spread the deadly disease. At that time the Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Sao Paulo is Ubiratan Guimaraes, he is considered the person most responsible for the outbreak of this tragedy. The case sparked outrage the world is brought to a chair Guimaraes convict. He was charged with the murder of 102 people. But the court later because of Guimaraes who said the police do it because of fire. The Brazilian government considers that the tragedy happened not responsibility of the police.

9. Bang Kwang Prison (Thailand)

Known as the "Bangkok Hilton". This prison is arguably no longer feasible, in addition to overcrowded, understaffed warden as well. The prisoner was chained. Reportedly many inmates went crazy due to stress through the first month in detention. The prison director Khun Nattee admits that was the most violent prisons throughout Thailand. Here, the facilities are minimal, including health care for inmates who are very standard. Hy ill inmates who can curl up with a foot chained in his room, while waiting for the drug (if possible).

8. ADX Florence Supermax Prison: (Colorado)

The prison was built in response to the attack on the guards and staff that occurred in other prisons in the United States. In applying the maximum security prison for inmates prevent attacks on guards or prison staff. Because of the inmates were isolated from prison staff. The prisoners suffered psychological torture for 23 hours just spent on his cell. They can not go anywhere. A prisoner in the ADX is an unforgettable nightmare for them. There they received the bad condition of that worst. Therefore, those who come here are the high profile criminals including who has many times in prison. Where the 'hell' that could lead to prison for life suffered. During 13 years of operation, two people reportedly killed prisoners at ADX Florence. One was Lawrence Klaker. There is something called her shot, but there are also sources say suicide.

7. Alcatraz Island Prison: (San Francisco, CA)

This prison, known as "The Rock", or "Devil's Island". Built in the 1920s. Any inconvenience is here. Alcatraz is designed in such a way that it is very unlikely that prisoners can get away from here. Alcatraz really creates its own world. The inmates really lost contact with life out there. Prison officials who arrogantly, warden rough, inhumane policy coloring the days of the inmates there. Do not be surprised if many are affected by a mental disorder due to psychological pressure that is outstanding. Just imagine, there is no prohibition for the ill and chatting with other prisoners, if naughty, awaiting punishment. Inmates are prohibited from issuing his emotions. They were forced to shut up! Rights as human rights, at Alcatraz has been revoked. It's a prison 'hell'. The prison was closed in 1963, but the legacy of darkness kept 'alive' and become a legend.

6. San Quentin Prison: (San Quentin, California)

1930'a Year's, the management of the prison is full of corruption, until finally emerging new director Clinton Truman Duffy who saw inhuman conditions of prison, decided to make improvements in the 1940s. But before the entry of a new director, the prison is known very inhumane to treat the inmates. They force their prisoner to be bald and forced to wear uniforms that are numbered, they are fed with buckets containers. Inhabiting a small cell without any light. Here life is worthless. Inter-racial riots often happened. Ratio between prison guards and inmates are not comparable that is why a lot of things going out of control.

5. Diyarbakr Prison: (Turkey)

Prison is referred to as the harshest prison in Turkey where all the brutality and sadism too common place. From 1981 to 1984, 34 prisoners died due to excessive torture, both mental and physical. Not to mention the rampant cases of sexual perversion. The inmates have actually protested against the management of the prison. They were on a hunger strike, even burning themselves in protest. But to no avail. This prison facility 'terrible' far from standard. Here, the terrible events have occurred where children thrown in here and got a life sentence. Crimes against humanity seems to be a normal event. No wonder the prison's entrance in one of the most horrific prisons in the world.

4. La Sabaneta Prison: (Venezuela)

Venezuela also has a prison not less brutal, namely La Sabanetaa, where violence is a 'fine dining' day-to-day. Facilities that are minimal, making the disease is so easily spread. Understandably, physician services were minimal, barely even there. Less food with a menu that is far from simple. Conditions in La Sabaneta prison inmates are bad from the worst. No wonder if the cholera epidemic had stopped here and took the lives of 700 prisoners. Here has ever happened mass massacres that took 100 victims of an inmate in 1994. Death is rampant at La Sabaneta. One little life could be floated. The lazy staff who takes care of inmates in prison, so that the inmates can freely do as they wished. They fight and even kill a fellow prisoner. The guards 'close eye' on this case.

3. La Sante Prison: (Paris, France)

As the prisons 'death' other, here was a worthless human lives. Rampant brutal treatment. Abuses managers prison inmates make life really is not worth it. Many prisoners eventually became insane. That prison cells full of fleas and rats, the stress made prisoners. It is ironic that the meaning of the word 'La Sante' which means health (health) in English. Because, in reality they are really life morbidly. Slavery among the jailers to inmates, inmate to inmate, has become commonplace. Rape is very high among fellow inmates and happens every day. No wonder if many prisoners cannot bear eventually committed suicide, or become insane. Throughout 2002 reported 122 cases of suicide occurred inmates. Followed by 73 inmates in mid-2003. Suicidal tendency is probably due to the terrible living conditions there. Prison who are too dense, minimal facilities, and the various violence that occurred there, allegedly as a trigger to suicide.

2. Rikers Island Prison: (Rikers Island, New York)

Brutal torture makes this prison so well-known in America. In 2007, Charles Afflic prisoner torture overabundance of the prison guards had to undergo brain surgery. A total of six inmates committed suicide in his cell, unable to bear with the atmosphere of the prison that suppress, in 2003.

1. Tadmor Prison: (Syria)

Death in prison as innumerable. The violence at Tadmor is so gruesome and totally unforgiving. A former prison inmate Tadmor describe this as the kingdom of death and madness terrible Tadmor has bloodthirsty guards, inmates butcher, and political prisoners. In 1980, after the assassination attempt on the President (in Damascus), inmates are forced to pay dearly. The soldier attackers jail, they use a helicopter and landed at Tadmor. These soldiers massacred 500 people prisoners in their cells. The prisoner was killed brutally, cannot escape because the guards chained their feet in the cell.