Breaking out of a modern prison is pretty much impossible but this man was able to do
it twice welcome back Charlie here joakim guzman better known as el chapo is now inside america's
worst prison today you're going to find out what his life is really like behind bars
and get a rare look inside his cell el chapo is the most successful criminal to ever live
at his peak he had a net worth of 3 billion dollars he was the leader of the sinaloa
cartel the mexican cartel supplied narcotics to countries all over the world this made el
chapo one of the most powerful people on the planet according to forbes magazine el chapo
has been an active criminal since the 1980s but he became famous in 1993 that was when a rival cartel
tried to take el chapo's life and in the process accidentally took the life of a prominent cardinal
this shocked and disgusted mexico but eventually the mexican government tracked down el chapo
and arrested him he was sent to la palma prison which is known as one of mexico's worst prisons
or at least that's what it's like for most people you see el chapo paid off all of the guards at la
palma prison he had girls parties booze and cigars brought in every day his stay in la palma prison
was more like a five-star hotel than a prison but in 2001 el chapo got tired of his time behind bars
he paid a prison guard to open up his cell he then got into a laundry cart and escaped from prison
as soon as he got out he got back to work and it was during these years he made the sinaloa
cartel what it is today the biggest and one of the most feared cartels on the planet but 13
years later el chapo was captured once again in 2014 this led to el chapo breaking a world record
that is most time on the run as a drug lord when he was arrested he was taken to mexico's most
secure prison that is alti plano prison this time el chapo could not buy anyone off he spent
23 hours a day in solitary confinement but in 2015 el chapo escaped once again but how did he
break out of the impenetrable maximum security prison take a look at this surveillance footage
from inside el chapo's cell he ducks behind his shower wall and then simply disappears he was
able to escape through a secret underground tunnel he then escaped through that using a motorbike the
tunnel was 5.7 feet tall exactly el chapo's height it also had air ducts and lights too
now you may be wondering how did no one notice a tunnel being built under a maximum security prison
well it turns out el chapo had some serious political connections
the prison officials were told to ignore the very loud noises from this leaked surveillance
footage with sound you can see that everyone would have clearly heard what was going on
but they chose to ignore it because they were paid and perhaps even threatened after
el chapo's second escape he was arrested for a third time the mexican army apprehended el
chapo and this time he was not going anywhere his luck had run out he was extradited to new york
and as soon as he was found guilty he was taken to adx florence adx florence being the worst prison
in the united states adx florence was built to make sure that no one ever escapes and since its
opening in 1994 no one ever has but let's take a look at el chapo's prison cell all over the prison
are motion detectors there are even pressure pads to see where people walk every inch of the prison
is monitored by cameras at all times there's also over 1400 remote controlled steel doors
el chapo's prison cell is basically a miniature fortress the only materials used are concrete
and steel it's only 7 by 12 feet inside the cells are a small bed made from concrete there's also
a tiny concrete stool and desk and a metal toilet too there's also a metal shower which has a timer
you may wonder why put a timer on a shower well adx florence is so intimidating many inmates would
rather not be alive so to make sure they can't drown themselves every shower has a timer to make
things even worse for el chapo his prison cell is soundproof this means he can't communicate with
any other inmates in nearby cells el chapo cannot interact with anyone inside adx florence but what
is life like for some other very dangerous inmates locked inside america's worst prisons let's take
a look at this very scary criminal named nico jenkins this man looks menacing and scary but
what he did is even more terrifying he has been a criminal since a young age he would have illegal
firearms and also do carjackings too but in 2013 he went on a killing spree he took four lives in
10 days one of his victims was even taken out in front of their own child nico was soon arrested
but why did he do these seemingly random murders well in an eight-hour interview with police nico
revealed everything nico said the people were sacrifices to the ancient egyptian god apophis
it's clear nico has serious mental problems he was sentenced to 450 years in prison but this has been
upgraded to capital punishment right now he is in tecumseh maximum security prison this prison is
incredibly rough it's known for prison riots and the prison is so intimidating many inmates take
their own lives behind bars nico actually tried to do this twice but at the moment he is still alive
finally let's look at a very scary prison named san quentin prison this is known as the worst
prison in los angeles it was where richard ramirez better known as the night stalker was held from
1984 to 1985 richard ramirez took 15 lives for this he was given 19 death sentences while he
waited for this he was held at san quentin prison this prison is known for gang activity some
of the usa's most dangerous people are sent here and the prison is also known for riots
but now it's time for you to make your voice heard comment down below do you think these prisons are
too extreme or do you think they're what these dangerous criminals deserve if you want to see
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