If you want to live a life of luxury you have two options you could work really
hard and make tons of money or you could break a few rules in the
right places and be sent to a luxury prison
these prisons are more like vacation resorts than somewhere for punishment
and you'll want to break into these places rather than break out
from a five-star hotel which was converted into a prison
two prison islands where inmates roam free
bastoy prison norway bastoy prison is a prison
island it's located in the osseo-fjord region of norway the prison houses a
little over 100 inmates but the island is more like a country
club than a prison they enjoy luxuries for example tennis
horse riding fishing and also sunbathing instead of dark gloomy cells they have
tasteful cottages and you can even get rich while behind
bars here well maybe not rich but you can make money working on their lush
farms the prisoners roam free and its minimum security
but that doesn't mean you don't have to do major crimes to go here
in fact some of norway's most infamous people are on bastoy island
you have to really look hard to find guards that's because they're few and
far between so sometimes the prisoners forget
they're even in prison now you may be thinking surely these lacks prisons make
people want to break the law more but that's not the case in fact it
reduces reoffending rates that's because when they're in prisons
like bastoy island prisoners often learn skills and recently norway is
having to close prisons because crime's going down so much the
reoffending rate for prisoners on bastoy island
is a mere 16 that's much more than the 43 percent in the usa
and 70 percent in the rest of europe in 2014 the prison got an award called the
blanche major award this was for promoting human values and
tolerance jva fool's botel prison germany
looking at this place it resembles more of a castle or perhaps an old english
school like in harry potter but no this is a very very luxurious
prison inside inmates can do their own laundry
they have private rooms with beds desks and private showers and they also
have new top of the range washers and dryers and
the inmates even have a living room that's right these prisons are probably
better than your college dorm you're paying thousands of dollars for
these cell doors are modeled on castle doors and they're made of wood
unlike in many prisons inside jva there's lots of natural light
aranwez prison spain ever wondered what happens if someone gives birth while
behind bars in most countries like in the usa the
baby is given two family members or if none are available it's put into
foster care but in spain that's not the case instead
the iran west prison comes into play this is known as the only prison which
is suitable for families an entire family can live with their
prison inmate and a baby can stay with its mother in
prison until it's three years old that way the child can have a normal
life and spend some time with its mother but also not spend all their time behind
bars as that would also be unusual spain did this because they realized
that it's better to keep families together
when you split them up with the prison system this can lead to people
re-offending once they're out the child also has many other kids of
other inmates they can play with behind bars
also behind bars inmates who have their families are better behaved and
aren't depressed ritz-carlton saudi arabia everyone knows ritz-carlton
hotels it would be ridiculous to say that a
ritz-carlton hotel is a prison that is unless you're in saudi arabia in
2017 the five-star ritz carlton of saudi arabia was converted into a prison
the crown prince mohammed bin salman was doing a crackdown on corruption
during this more than 200 members of saudi arabia's elite were arrested
and imprisoned this included 11 saudi princes
now some say muhammad bin salman did this as a power grab
while others say he genuinely was cracking down on corruption
but either way these guys could not go to a normal jail
so that's why they simply converted the gilded ritz-carlton hotel into a prison
the gigantic luxurious rooms were surrounded by saudi police
everyone was told not to film or take any photos but some did and they leaked
since then no one's been allowed into the ritz-carlton hotel without
permission from the government during the crackdown one thousand to
nine hundred saudi bank accounts were frozen
and inside the accounts was over 800 billion dollars
the weird thing is the hotel can hold much more than 200 people
this means that the rest of it is totally empty during his state visit
president donald trump even stayed at this hotel before it was used as a
prison the inmates have gigantic conference
rooms to sleep in with mattresses and blankets on the floor even if they do
lose all their money at least they got to stay at the ritz carlton
for free champ delon prison switzerland okay the previous prison was really a
luxury hotel this prison is an actual prison it just
looks like a luxury hotel the prison used to be very nasty and run
down but a few years back the geneva prison had a 40 million
refurbishment this is because there was big problems with prison riots and
overcrowding there were even diseases spreading from inmate to inmate
and they got a bad review from the anti-torture committee of the council of
europe but after the prison's facelift it looks
like a luxury hotel the rooms are all designed with
polished stone they also have large windows curtains and private showers
the mess hall looks more like a cafe in a university
the designers said they wanted a university dorm-like feel
this is so the inmates can work together towards rehabilitation
justice center leoben austria this prison looks more like a modern
office the prison is complete with many amenities for example a gym and
lots of outdoor space you don't even have to wear a prison
uniform and you can wear your own clothing
this is so that when prisoners are released they can adjust
more easily to normal life prisoners have their own private sales and
bathrooms and they also have shared kitchens where
they can cook their own food the prison is designed to make inmates
feel respected and calm thus the walls are made of wool and the
windows have shatterproof glass the nicer cells even have balconies with
metal bars there's even a motto on the side of the
prison saying all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights
and another motto when the prison says all persons deprived of their liberty
shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the
human person i think this prison does that and more
holden prison norway as we've already seen
norway is known for treating their prisoners with the utmost respect
this prison with over 250 inmates is no exception
the rooms are so nice they even have designer furniture and in the snowy
location the prison looks way more like a ski resort
the rooms have televisions and large windows with no metal bars there's even
a stocked fridge for the inmates the guards don't carry any batons or
arms as they want everyone to be at peace
there's even recreational activities like rock climbing walls
all of this may seem over the top and too nice for people who have broken laws
but it does work remember norwegian reoffending rates are
the lowest in the world solentuna prison sweden
this is yet another luxurious scandinavian prison but
like the others on this list it works incredibly effectively
like norway sweden is also closing prisons down because of a lack of
inmates in solentuna prison inmates cook their
own meals they also have a full gym couches and
televisions this place is like a home away from home
but it's still prison and you can't leave when you want
adiwell prison scotland this prison doubles up as a learning facility
while behind bars inmates can be productive and get an education
they also learn about their mistakes and why they ended up in prison in the first
place the decor is similar to ikea furniture
and it's also known for being incredibly clean with
bright white walls this is designed to make the inmate feel more
comfortable and also help them readjust when they're let out
ortego corrections facility new zealand ortego provides inmates with comfortable
rooms there's also what's known as the skill
building this is where classes in jobs can be taught
that's so that when the inmates get out they can actually do something with
their lives they teach things like engineering dairy
farming and cooking and in new zealand reoffending rates are
very low but now it's time to make your voice heard
do you think that we should have more of these luxury prisons
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