It is absolutely logical that in every country in the world a lot of attention is paid to security measures in prisons, but in some places they exceed common sense. We present to your attention 4 of the most guarded prisons in the world. And we will also tell you how to get out of them.
Mumbai Central Prison, India
The second name of Mumbai Central Prison is Arthur Road Prison. This institution was founded in the 1920s by British colonialists on the outskirts of Bombay, as Mumbai was then called. Since then, the city has grown so much that the prison has found itself in the middle of residential areas. Nowadays, a monorail runs close to the prison, so its passengers can look directly into the windows of the prisoners. And the authorities do not like this very much.
The prison in Mumbai is designed for 800 people, but it currently contains more than 2,000 criminals. The prisoners sleep on the floor, and they barely have enough room to stretch out to their full height. Solitary cells in this prison are considered a gift of fate.
There are also specially guarded premises in the prison, more like honeycombs - small cells, dark, without windows, with disgusting ventilation.
It is said that no one has ever escaped from Mumbai Central Prison, but tried. In 2017, a young inmate jumped onto scaffolding to build a new building on the prison grounds and jumped over the wall. Unfortunately, he landed directly on a police car and was again escorted to the prison. And they began to guard the prison even more carefully.
Portlouse Prison, Ireland
The Portlause prison has been in operation since the 1830s and is intended to hold those accused of high treason. It is here that the IRA militants, who are called prisoners of war by local residents, are serving their sentences. The prison is guarded by representatives of army units. They are armed with anti-aircraft machine guns and ply the territory constantly.
Actually, the prison is designed for 399 people, but only 120 inmates are held here. The authorities believe it is easier to control the region's worst terrorist criminals this way.
People gradually adapted to life in this institution. In 2007, the Irish media suddenly started talking about the smuggling of anything to Portlouse Prison. One prisoner pushed them to this idea, who directly from his cell on his own mobile phone phoned the local radio station on the air.
The prison authorities immediately conducted searches and seized many extraneous things, among which there was even a live parrot - someone's pet.
More than once in Portlause Prison, prisoners revolted. They demanded:
- better health care services;
- opportunities to get an education behind bars;
- better nutrition;
- isolation of political prisoners from criminals.
The authorities did not take these statements seriously until the egregious case of a massive prison break.
In the summer of 1974, 25 prisoners disguised as guards blew up the entrance to the prison. 19 people managed to break free. The remaining brothers in misfortune at that moment raised a riot, diverting the attention of the guards to themselves. Those who escaped were never found.
Qincheng Prison, China
Qincheng Prison is poetically called the "Tiger Cage" in the Chinese press. By "tigers" we mean the political elite - representatives of the highest state level. The most famous inmate in this prison was the widow of Chairman Mao Jiang Qing.
Qincheng Prison, located near Beijing, is run by the Ministry of Public Security, while the rest of the prisons in the country are run by the Ministry of Justice.
High-ranking prisoners held here have many advantages over ordinary criminals. For example, on New Year's Eve, they are allowed to throw a holiday in the company of their whole family. The local cells are very decently furnished: each has a private bathroom, a good bed, a soft sofa, and a washing machine. If you're lucky, in addition to all these benefits, there are 2 more windows.
Lunch in the prison consists of a first course (usually soup) and 3 second courses (2 vegetables and 1 meat or fish). It is said that at the beginning of this millennium, a venerable culinary specialist who previously worked in the fashionable Beijing Hotel was in charge of the menu in Qincheng.
There are no prison uniforms in Qincheng. Each prisoner can wear his or her everyday outfit. Many prisoners are released to work in the garden or walk alone.
In addition to the VIPs that have fallen out of favor with the Chinese leadership, the Qincheng Prison also contains common criminals. They are kept in tight-knit gloves, sometimes they are deprived of food for their misdeeds, sometimes they are beaten.
So Qincheng is a solid prison, from where you still want to escape. How to do it? Yes, just hope for a chance. The prison is located in a seismically hazardous area. If there is an earthquake, such a case will be presented. After all, it is known that during the strongest Tangshan earthquake in 1976, all the Qinchen prisoners were taken out of the fenced-in area and settled in tents next to it.
Fuchu Prison, Japan
Fuchu Prison was built in Tokyo in 1935 to replace Sugamo's torture chambers destroyed by the earthquake. This is a clean, calm, comfortable prison, not at all like prisons in Asian countries. But you won't wish anyone to get there.
No, they do not beat people here, but simply break them psychologically, because the Japanese believe that the main purpose of the prison is the complete re-education of the criminal.
The prison has a number of senseless and merciless rules. For example, prisoners are advised to talk as little as possible even during visits with relatives. During meals, it is generally not allowed to communicate with neighbors, and what is there to communicate - you should not even look in their direction if you do not want to be punished.
Each prisoner is required to work 44 hours a week. You can even sit in your own cell only in a specially designated place.
The punishment is kneeling alone. Sometimes this punishment lasts 10 hours.
In the entire history of Fuchu Prison, no one has escaped from it.
