Just the thought of going to any kind of prison is already horrifying. This should be enough to deter you from ever stepping on the wrong side of the road when it comes to the law. Imagine getting locked up in a cell where your movement would be so limited.
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There will be no family and friends, no freedom, no hope for a future. But there’s more to it and the suffering does not stop there. There are prisons in the world that will make you repent all the wrong decisions you have ever made. If you think that the prisons in movies are depressing, wait until you hear about these worst prisons in the world. You might find yourself trying your best to do good to avoid being in any of these places.
Venezuela, La Sabaneta Prison
Venezuela’s prison is one of the worst prisons in the world. It’s also one of the most lawless and violent places you can ever be in. In a facility designed for only 700 prisoners, you can find 3,700 inmates crammed there. This goes to show the lack of funding and chronic understaffing is a problem, too. The ratio for guard and inmates is at 1:150 and so enforcing order is next to impossible. Gangs overpower the prison cells. It’s a hellish prison controlled by bloodthirsty and violent gangs.
Russia, Black Dolphin Prison
Russia is a country that’s known for its brutal and rough prison system. You know it’s borderline bad when it gets its reputation for one of being the worst prisons in the world. Black Dolphin is near the Kazakhstan border and it houses the country’s most hardened and dangerous criminals. They include pedophiles, cannibals, and terrorists. When the prisoners arrive, they are blindfolded with handcuffs behind their backs. This is a strategy to prevent these prisoners from mapping out the area of the prison, in turn reducing their chances of escape.
Prisoners do everything in their cells- eating, exercise activities, and comfort room trips. With all these conditions, prisoners will break down and all hope gets lost. They are like robots but with beating hearts. They have come to accept that reality.
Rwanda, Gitarama Central Prison
You may have never known overcrowding like that of the prison cells in Gitarama. In a facility where it can only house 400 inmates, 7,000 prisoners are squeezed in together. With that, they have the choice to stand up all day or they can huddle together whenever they have the chance. This is the chronic lack of prison space that is Gitarama’s biggest issue. The height of the issues when it comes to overcrowding started in the 1990s. Many prisoners have died from diseases and suffocation. Some even had to amputate their toes, legs, or feet because of standing on dirty floors for very long periods.