- Time for another uplifting video.
So as everyone knows,
prison is not a place you want to be.
Not just because you lose your freedom,
but because there's a very real chance
that you'll become a human pincushion.
But despite the obvious risks of violence,
and, surprised butt sex,
some prisons stand above the rest
because of the horrendous conditions within them.
So today, I gather the absolute worst,
and most dangerous prisons in the world,
that would make even Chuck Norris drop a deuce.
So, without further ado, here they are,
the ten most brutal prisons on earth.
Number one is Rikers Island Prison.
Located in New York, New York,
Rikers Island is one of the world's
largest correctional facilities,
and is ranked one of the worst
prisons in America.
Housing 14,000 inmates daily,
with a maximum lock-down of 15,000,
this notorious prison
has been the subject of numerous incidents,
of neglect and abuse towards prisoners.
Assaults, rapes, and murders by prison guards,
as well as by other inmates
are all commonplace here.
One notable event,
included a set of guards
starting an inmate fight club.
which pitted prisoner versus prisoner,
for the guards entertainment,
which although officially shut down,
is rumored to still happen to this day.
Gang activity runs rampant
throughout each cell block,
leaving new prisoners no choice,
but to pick a side upon entering
and hope for the best.
And this is especially important
if you don't have strength or size.
In that case, your best bet
is to become Big Bubba's prison wife,
in exchange for protection.
"You look mighty cute. (in deep voice)
Big Bubba's gonna take care of you
real good baby."
Number two is La Santé Prison.
Found in Paris,
La Santé is one of the most
infamous prisons in France.
It has a total capacity of 2,000 prisoners,
and a long history of abuse,
with conditions so deplorable,
that inmates are regularly forced to deal
with overcrowded concrete cells,
with rats and lice.
Violence here is so pervasive
that inmates are only allowed out of their cells
for four hours a day.
Weaker inmates are routinely enslaved
by stronger ones, with rapes being a daily event.
Surprisingly, or maybe not so,
the largest cause of death at La Santé,
is clinical depression.
Several hundred prisoners
have chosen to commit suicide over the years
by swallowing rat poison, or cleaning products,
out of desperation to escape
the deplorable conditions here.
The most ironic thing is that La Santé Prison
literally translates to Prison of Good Health,
which could not be farther from the truth.
If I may throw my hat into the ring here,
I would like to suggest maybe a rebranding
for a name more representative, such as,
you know, Horrific Black Prison of Death,
or something like that.
I feel like that would be a nice juxtaposition
for the city of love.
Number there is Petak Island Prison.
Located on Petak Island in Russia,
this maximum security prison,
is home to the country's worst criminals.
The prison is small, housing only about 170 men,
but the real defining feature
is the isolation of its inmates.
Each prisoner is kept in a small two man cell
for 22 1/2 hours a day, every day,
only getting to stand
for an hour and a half like animals
in a small cage, outside.
Compounding this isolation
is the location of the institution,
which is found in White Lake, Northwest Russia,
one of the 10 largest lakes in Europe.
In addition,
prisoners are only allowed two visitors a year.
Because of their near complete isolation,
lack of basic facilities, and bitter cold,
most residents will go insane
well before their sentence is complete.
Isolation and freezing cold temperatures,
sounds like the life of a Canadian YouTuber.
And you all wonder why I'm so weird.
Number four is Bang Kwang Prison.
Situated in close proximity
to Bangkok in Thailand,
the Bang Kwang Maximum Security Prison
is the most violent in the country,
housing about 43 death row inmates,
and foreign prisoners.
The Thai culture
doesn't believe in coddling prisoners,
so physical abuse is the norm here.
For the first three months of their sentence,
inmates, are forced to wear shackles.
Food is nothing more than a bowl of rice,
with vegetables, served once a day,
causing terrible malnutrition.
Disease is a big problem,
as the facility has no running water,
and a barely functioning sewer system,
and is severely overcrowded, and understaffed.
Those who do become sick,
are shackled to their beds
as they wait for medicine
that they will likely never get.
Those on death row
have their leg irons permanently welded on
until their execution,
for which they are only given two hours notice
before dying by lethal injection.
Yea, okay, note to self,
don't break the law in Thailand.
And pick up eggs and milk.
Number five is La Sabaneta Prison.
Located in Venezuela,
this prison was once described
by the late president, Hugo Chavez,
as the gateway to the fifth circle of hell.
3,700 inmates are housed in this facility
which is designed for no more than 700.
So to say that it's overcrowded
would be an understatement.
Underfunded, and understaffed,
gangs run the prison, while violence, murder,
and rape are all part of the culture of fear
amongst the inmates.
Every year, hundreds of prisoners are killed
while contraband such as guns, ammo,
marijuana, and cocaine, are discovered here.
Prisoners here deal with insufficient food,
and healthcare, little to no medical services,
and the occasional massacre
of their fellow inmates.
Interestingly, Venezuelans incarcerated here,
have a greater chance of dying
than they do on the streets of Caracas,
which has the highest per capita murder rate
in the world.
So yea, you know, just a little something
you might want to consider
before booking that next getaway
with the fam to Venezuela.
Don't go.
Number six is Diyarbakir Prison.
Found in Turkey,
this prison has a capacity of 744,
and has a reputation for being the most sadistic,
and hostile penal institution in the world.
This prison gained notoriety
for having the greatest number
of human rights violations per prisoner,
with instances of physical,
and mental torture occurring here.
It gained media attention
for it's unbelievable conditions,
and sexual abuse of inmates.
But what really makes this place horrible,
is it's practice of incarcerating children,
some for life.
Over the years,
several inmates have attempted to rebel
against the inhumane conditions here,
including suicide, setting themselves on fire,
and hunger strikes, none of which have worked.
That is really disturbing.
Turkey, delicious name, scary prisons.
Number seven is Cotonou Civil Prison.
Located in the small West African country
of Benin, this prison is just as bad
as the previous mentioned,
except this one holds 2,400 men,
children, and women,
in an institution only built to hold 400.
Disturbingly, a whopping 90% of inmates here
are awaiting trial for their crimes,
due a backlog in the country's judicial system,
and a lack of funds from the Republic.
It can take several years
just to be seen by a jury,
if they even survive that long,
causing cells to be so overcrowded
that prisoners have to sleep in shifts.
Interestingly, most deaths here
don't occur from violence,
but from preventable diseases,
due to the substandard health conditions.
Okay, honestly, the lack of sleep part
would be enough for me to keep my nose clean
in West Africa.
Yea, yea, yea, substandard health conditions
and what not, but lack of sleep?
Don't take my sleep away man!
Number eight is Tadmor Prison.
The Tadmor Prison in Syria
is described as the kingdom
of death, madness,
because of the gruesome,
and utterly merciless violence that occurs there.
Every single aspect of it,
was designed to dehumanize its inhabitants,
making it one of the most
oppressive prisons in the world.
The guards routinely butcher inmates,
and political prisoners with axes,
and starve the ones that they don't kill.
In one incident in 1980,
over 500 prisoners were slaughtered
in their cells like animals.
When the guards aren't busy tying up prisoners,
and dragging them to death,
they can be found chopping up body parts
in one of the prison's many courtyards.
Okay, this prison is quite literally
run like a butcher shop.
I suddenly have an urge to go vegan.
Number nine is the Gitarama Central Prison.
The name Rwanda conjures up
dreadful images for most people,
and the Gitarama Prison is no exception.
Described by many as hell on earth,
prisoners here are forced to eat, sleep, live,
and die, squeezed together
in this ruthless, brick box of a prison.
Designed to only house about 500 people,
the population of this prison
skyrocketed to around 7,000 in the mid-1990's,
and continues to hold an average
of about 2,500 people, at any given time.
There are no cells,
and many are forced to sleep in open corridors,
under beds, and on open floors.
Prisoners stand crammed together,
under all types of weather,
as well as choke on the smoke of cooking fires,
and suffer together from all types of diseases.
And the most shocking thing,
is that out of desperation to survive,
many inmates have been known to kill,
and eat other inmates.
It's like a cannibalistic, human chicken coop.
(clucks like chicken)
And number 10 is Camp 22.
Possibly the most controversial, and horrific
institution in the world,
Camp 22 is a concentration camp in North Korea.
Gaining international attention in 2012
after its Warden defected to China,
it's an isolated prison for political prisoners.
Able to hold up to 50,000 prisoners,
it's a large compound,
that imprisons entire families,
and even future generations of offspring.
Prisoners are subject to torture,
and even human experimentation,
where they become lab rats
for biological weapons, such as Anthrax,
bomb testing, and other brutalities.
It's unclear whether the camp
remains open or not today
based on satellite imagery,
but the legacy of this camp
will remain one of the scariest of all time.
See this is normally
where I would make a North Korea joke, but,
it's all been done, so...
(breathes heavily)
Starving people eating pigeons,
Kim Jong-un has a little tiny penis,
and the movie, The Interview was awesome.
Damn it!
I guess it's unavoidable.
Anyway, that's all for this time guys.
I hope you enjoyed this video,
and if nothing else
I hope I gave you a reason
to keep your nose clean,
don't be getting in trouble baby.
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