ADX Florence
United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility. Also known as: ADX Florence, Alcatraz of the Rockies, and Supermax.
Prisons
Prisons have remained a prominent aspect of our culture and society for hundreds of years. From the archaic dungeons and debtors prisons, to the over-crowded maximum security penitentiaries and encampments for prisoners of war.....
Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island was reserved for military use in 1850 by President Millard Fillmore, and within several years a fortress was constructed on the rugged terrain.
Carandiru Prison
Carandiru Penitentiary, also known as Casa de Detencao was a penal facility situated in São Paulo, Brazil.
Diyarbakir Prison
Diyarbakır Prison is a prison located in Diyarbakır, south-east Turkey. Although it was originally built in 1980 as an E-type prison by the Ministry of Justice, the prison was swiftly handed over to the military after the 1980 Turkish Coup d’etat.
La Sante Prison
Operated by the Ministry of Justice, La Sante is situated in the Montpamasse district of the 14th Arrondissement in Paris, France.
Pentonville Prison
HM Prison Pentonville is a category B/C male prison located in the London Borough of Islington. The facility was opened in 1842 and is currently operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, with a capacity of 1310 prisoners.
San Quentin
San Quentin State Prison opened in 1852, and is California’s oldest running state prison. Located in San Quentin, Marion County, California, the prison is for males only, and holds the only death row block in the state.
Tadmor Prison
Tadmor Prison was situated in the deserts of eastern Syria, roughly 200 kilometres north-east of Damascus.