World's 10 Most Dangerous Prisons

Alcatraz Island Prison
The Alcatraz Island prison is sixth and is currently inactive. Alcatraz is most well known prison on the list after being popularized by movies like ‘The Rock’ and ‘Devil’s Island.’  The prisons unique design makes it impossible to escape, but efforts were made to escape.

The prison followed the ‘silence’ policy, one of the most inhumane treatments, in which the inmates are forced to give up verbal communication for a long period. As a result many went insane due to these strict prison conditions. In 1963 the prison was shut down. However its dark past still lives on as a part of its legacy.

La Sante Prison
The fifth spot is taken by La Sante Prison in Paris, France. ‘Sante’ which translates to ‘health’ in English stands paradoxical to the obnoxious condition in which the prisoners were forced to live. As per the former official Veronique Vasseur the whistle blower, the prisoners were forced to live in concrete cells which were full of lice and rats, resulting in the inmate’s mental breakdown. The strong prisoners enslaved the weaker ones and rapes took place on daily basis. Le Sante had an extensive level of suicide, which accounted to 122 suicides in 2002 alone and plus 73 by mid 2003.

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