In this article we discuss the 5 most dangerous prisons in the world. If you want to read our detailed analysis of these prisons, go directly to the 25 Most Dangerous Prisons in the World.
5. Tadmor Prison, Syria
Tadmor Prison has a reputation for being one of the most oppressive detainment facilities in the world, and this is why it is among the top 5 of our list of the 25 most dangerous prisons in the world. Detainees were tortured and killed by being dragged to death or being cut up using an ax. In the June of 1980, President Hafez-al-Assad issued orders to soldiers to “kill every prisoner in sight” as a response to an attack on his life. The exact number of those massacred remains unclear to this date, but it is expected to exceed 1000, all members of the Muslim brotherhood.
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4. La Sabaneta Prison, Venezuela
La Sabaneta was a notoriously oppressive, violent, and dangerous prison that had to shut down in 2013 as a result of a series of riots, poor living conditions, disorientation, and extensive human rights abuse. On January 3, 1994, a riot broke out due to ongoing gang activity. This very incident caused over 150 inmates to lose their lives, some at the hands of rival gang members, and some at the hands of the prison staff. Gang violence was a common practice here due to a lack of security personnel. In 2013, more than 69 residents of Sabaneta died which led to it permanently closing its doors.
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3. Petak Island Prison, Russia
Petak Island Prison is located on an island in Novozero Lake. It houses some of the most dangerous convicts in Russia, but they do not fear danger from one another since their interaction is limited due to being confined in small two-man cells for 22.5 hours a day. The remaining 1.5 hours are spent in cages. Such adverse living conditions leave psychological bruises that severely deteriorate a person. The prisoners are not allowed any kind of education, are only allowed two short visits a year, are deprived of sanitary facilities, and are tortured beyond capacity.
2. Vladimir Central Prison, Russia
Vladimir Central Prison is the largest maximum-security prison in Russia where inmates serve sentences that range from 10 years minimum to life. The prison has the capacity to house 1220 inmates, but as of today it is extremely overcrowded and ridden with diseases. Routine torture is a common sight at Vladimir Central, prisoners are dragged out of their cells, made to put up their hands on a wall, and then whipped and beaten to death.
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1. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Located in Cuba, this America-owned prison was made to house Taliban and Al-Qaeda suspects captured in Afghanistan. While President Obama, upon his election, vowed to close the prison, it is still fully operational to this day, holding 40 prisoners. Trump kept the prison open during his time at the White House. President Joe Biden wants to fulfill Obama’s goal, and aims to close the controversial detainment facility where detainees are subjected to “enhanced interrogation techniques” such as waterboarding and sense deprivation.
According to several reports, by May 2011, there had been at least six reported suicides in Guantánamo. During August 2003, there were 23 suicide attempts.
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