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10 scariest prisons in the world: Some places have prisoners asking for the death penalty

Many people have gone crazy, lost their minds, and even committed suicide after being imprisoned in these "hell on earth" prisons.

1. Black Dolphin Prison in Russia

Black Dolphin Prison in Russia: Also known as Penal Colony No. 6, Black Dolphin Prison is located on Russia's border with Kazakhstan. The prison houses serial killers, pedophiles, and terrorists. Each two-person cell is behind three sets of steel doors, and inmates are only allowed out of their cells for 90 minutes a day to exercise.
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2. Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Kenya

Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Kenya: Built by the British in 1954, this terrifying prison is modeled after old colonial facilities and was originally built to house criminals following the declaration of a state of emergency in October 1952.
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3. Terre Haute in the US

Terre Haute in the US: This prison is nicknamed "Guantanamo North" and is the site of the US federal government's execution chamber. Among the inmates on death row is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston bomber.
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4. San Quentin State Prison in the US

San Quentin State Prison in the US: San Quentin is the oldest prison in California and is notorious for its violence. Notable inmates who have been held here include Charles Manson, Scott Peterson and Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert F Kennedy.
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5. Diyarbakir Prison in Türkiye

Diyarbakir Prison in Türkiye: This facility was built by the Turkish Ministry of Justice in 1980. After the Turkish coup on September 12 that year, the prison became a martial law facility where prisoners were tortured. A total of 650,000 people were detained after the coup, and more than 500 prisoners died there. In 2021, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the prison would be turned into a cultural center
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6. Mendoza Prison in Argentina

Mendoza Prison in Argentina: This prison has three times the number of inmates it was originally built for. Five inmates are often crammed into a small cell, with many forced to sleep on the floor without mattresses.
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7. Gldani Prison in Georgia

Gldani Prison in Georgia: In 2012, Vladimir Bedukadze, a former prison guard turned whistleblower at Gldani Prison No. 8 in Tbilisi, Georgia, released a series of videos of numerous abuses committed there, sparking worldwide outrage and eventually leading to reforms. Prisoners were tortured and even raped by guards.
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8. ADX Florence Prison in the US

ADX Florence Prison in the US: Also known as the Alcatraz of the Rockies, ADX Florence is the maximum security prison in the US. It was built in 1994 and is home to some of the world's most dangerous criminals, including Unabomber Ramzi Yousef and Zacarias Moussaoui, who were involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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9. Penas Ciudad Barrios Prison

Penas Ciudad Barrios Prison is considered the most dangerous prison in the world. This prison in the capital San Salvador (El Salvador), established in 1999, specializes in holding prisoners belonging to the MS-13 gang.
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10. Gitarama Prison in Rwanda

Gitarama Prison in Rwanda: This "world's worst prison" is said to suffer from overcrowding, with thousands of inmates crammed into a space that only holds a few hundred to a thousand people.
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