Prisons Around the World

How and Why might prison conditions vary around the World?

- Depends on if you live in a developed or developing country

- Developed countries like Canada are able to provide their inmates with basic human needs

- In many prisons in developing countries like Rwanda, they are unable to provide their inmates with the resources they need

- It also varies depending on how much the government is spending on correctional facilities

- In Canada, the taxpayers are the ones’ that keep the criminals in jail

- In many developing countries the prisons do not have a lot of funds

How may these changes be alleviated, if at all?

- Some challenges cannot be alleviated because developing countries cannot afford them

- However, we can provide rehabilitation programs to the inmates

- Provide them with a job to give them a sense of responsibility

- Provide a basic education

- Providing even one medical care practitioner would make a huge difference

What challenges are faced by prisoners in second and third world countries?

Second World

Third World

• Overcrowding

• Lack of Medical Treatment

• No activities

• Rarely receive some sort of education

• Most prisoners either die in jail, or end up back in it after they are released

• Some prisoners also die from starvation (prison does not have a lot of resources)

• Face Brutal Treatment by Prison Guards

• Poor Hygiene (spreads diseases live HIV)

• No activities

• Lack of good education

• Lack of edible food

• Very few are actually rehabilitated back into society

• Face Brutal Treatment by the Prison Guards

Progressive Prisons around the World

Halden Prison, Norway

• World’s most humane prison

• Spent $1 millon to make the prison look pleasant

• Every 10-12 cells share a living room and kitchen

• Max sentence is 21 years for any crime including murder

• Each inmate has a mini-fridge and a flat screen TV

Notable Prisons around the world

Camp 22, North Korea

New Hampshire's Cheshire

County Correctional Facility

• More of a concentration camp then a prison

• They do human experimentation on men, women, children and sometimes even infants

• This “prison” is completely isolated from the outside world

• We only know of it through hearing stories of prisoners who survived it

• No perimeter fences

• Encourages rehabilitation

• Allow more freedom than other prisons- pets are allowed

• Resembles more of a high school

• They also participate in Arts and Crafts

• Expanded the living area of the inmates

ADX Florence Prison, Colorado, USA

• Home to some of the World’s most dangerous criminals

• Highly secure prison- federal super max

• Hardly any food or water is provided

• Many inmates had developed various mental conditions such as Personality disorder

• Prisoners would often try to harm physically themselves

Tadmor Military Prison, Syria

• Located in the Syrian desert

• Called “The Kingdom of Death and Madness”

• Prisoners were subjected to medieval methods

Canadian Prisons

Introduction

• Called Correctional Facilities
• Started many rehabilitation and reintegration programs to ease prisoners back into society in 1970
• At Collins bay, near Kingston they allow the inmates to work outside the prison and return back in the evening
• Rehabilitation begins from day one and program areas include living skills,violence prevention, substance abuse prevention, family violence prevention, sex offender treatment, employment readiness
• Inmates expected to work or be involved in study programs for 6 hours everyday

Gitarama Central Prison, Rwanda

Diyarbakir Prison, Turkey

• No beds or proper cells

• No room to sleep or sit

• Built to hold 400 but instead holds 6000+

• Most of these people aren’t actually criminals- there were just accused of committing a crime

• Known as the prison that has violated the most human rights

• Physically and mentally torture the prisoners

• Prisoners were often beat brutally, put in solitary confinement, and encouraged to rape and urinate on each other

• No international standard for prisons around the world

• Standards for prisons vary depending on each country

• Did you know… there are over 11 million people who are currently sitting in prisons or detention centers around the world

• Countries like Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt, China, United States and North Korea have the most death penalties between 2007-2012

• There are many other countries around the world that are known for having very inhumane living conditions in prison cells

Prisons Around the World

By: Divya & Gagandeep