What are the most famous prisons in the world?

The five most terrible military prisons

The exposure of the Guantanamo prisoner abuse tragedy pushed Guantanamo and the US military to the moral judgment platform. Good people also regard this place as a purgatory on earth. In fact, there are many special prisons like Guantanamo in the world. Because all the prisoners are military prisoners, it is difficult to make the situation there public.

1 Abu Hareb prison

I want to hold American prisoners of war.

Abu Ghraib prison, 40 kilometers west of Baghdad, was controlled by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense during Saddam Hussein's administration. According to American officials, in 1984 alone, 4,000 people were hanged in Abu Ghraib prison, most of whom were deserters who were afraid of fighting Iranian troops.

Abu Ghraib Prison covers an area of about 280 acres (about 1. 1 square kilometer), and the wall is only 4 kilometers long. There are 24 guard towers outside the fence. The prison consists of five parts, each part is surrounded by high walls, and a high tower is responsible for vigilance. After Saddam took office, political prisoners, rebel officers and Kurdish guerrilla prisoners of war who opposed him were mainly held here. According to the severity of the crime, prisoners are held in "open prison area" and "closed prison area" respectively. Prisoners in the "closed prison area" are not allowed to receive any visits and cut off all contact with the outside world. This situation continued until 1989. The cell in the prison is very small, only about 4 meters in length and width, so there are about 40 prisoners in the space of 16 square meter.

In 2002, Saddam announced that he had decided to renovate Abu Ghraib prison in order to prevent the possible second US-Iraq war, so that after the US-Iraq war, "there was enough room to hold American prisoners of war". The project stopped in the spring of the following year, because the US military defeated Saddam Hussein's regime in only 20 days, and not even a platoon of American prisoners was captured by the Iraqi army in the war. Subsequently, the American occupation authorities turned the prison into a central detention center in Baghdad.

At the end of April, 2004, there was a "prisoner abuse incident by the US military" that shocked the world. Then the global media exposed this ugly act. This incident has also become the biggest scandal of the US troops stationed in Iraq. In early May of the same year, the Pentagon admitted that the interrogation methods of the US military violated the Geneva Conventions. However, the actions of the US military have been acquiesced by the US Senate. Earlier, the US Senate issued a special interrogation guidance document, which stipulated that interrogators could strip prisoners naked, force them to stay up for 72 hours, twist their arms and put bags on their heads. This document was placed on the desk of General Ricardo Sanchez, then commander of the US military in Iraq.

2 hinge-hinge prison

Making money is more important than going to jail.

In the history of the U.S. military, Xingge-Xingge prison not only undertakes the functions of holding prisoners, but also undertakes a large number of commercial activities such as mining and producing construction equipment. 1824, in order to cope with the serious mutiny and desertion in the army, the US Army built the Hing-Hing Prison on the Hudson River in new york. According to records, the location of Xingge-Xingge Prison happened to be the mining area of new york Silver Mine at that time. Obviously, the top of the US military has already made a plan. In the future, prisoners can be used to mine ore to earn profits, and labor can be prevented from escaping. It's killing two birds with one stone.

The unpaid labor of prisoners has created huge profits for the US military and has also been protested by American civil rights organizations. They boycott any products with the trademark "Xingge-Xingge". Clever changes were made in the prison, and a new trademark "Aoxining" was registered at 1903. The result was successful, and the goods were still sold all over the world.

After the 20th century, the conditions in Xingge-Xingge prison have improved, but the prisoners' inner fears have become more serious, because there is a set of extremely horrible instruments of torture-the electric chair. By the end of 1963, a total of 6 13 male and female prisoners had electric chairs. Among these people, the most famous is the world-famous spy Rosenberg and his wife, who were executed in 1953. They were accused of leaking information about American atomic bombs to the Soviet Union. According to the military, about 9 15 prisoners are still held in Xingge-Xingge prison, many of whom are al-Qaeda terrorists captured in recent years. At present, the prison has 750 gendarmes, 65,438+050 security personnel and 65,438+000 administrators.

3 Levin Otterborg Prison

The famous Pentagon

It is the main prison of the US Department of Defense, located in Livorno Castle. The castle was built in 1827 by the head of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the US Army. In the 30 years after its completion, the castle became the main military base of the US military against the Indians. After the completion, Livorno Castle became one of the advanced combat training centers of the US military, and many generals came out from here, including Colin Powell, later chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US military.

187 1 year, General Thomas Barr sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the U.S. Army, requesting the construction of a special military prison. From 65438 to 0875, the first military prison was built in Livorno Castle at the expense of the US government, which was specially used to hold military prisoners from Lu Haijun, the Marine Corps and the National Guard. After the prison was put into use, only two civilian prisoners were held. The first time was 1940, when the prison was not completely under the control of the Pentagon. On another occasion, in 1998 and 10, when the US military built a new fortification 5 kilometers away from the military prison, all the non-military prisoners were engaged in labor. They worked during the day and were held in Levin Otterborg Prison at night until the fortifications were completed in 2002. Currently, Livin Otterborg prison has 626 military prisoners.

In the United States, Levin Otterborg Prison is no less famous than the Pentagon. In 200 1 year, an American director made a popular film "The Last Castle" with this prison as the background, starring robert redford. He played General Elvin as a hero of the past. He went to prison because he was framed by his superiors. In the face of the warden's indiscriminate killing, the general led all the prisoners to riot and finally won. The most famous sentence in the film is General Irwin's pep talk: "Although we are no longer soldiers, we will start a new battle."

4 Ber marche prison

Synonym of "cold-blooded"

Ber marche prison, located in the suburb of London, is a military judicial unit directly under the British Ministry of Defence. Since the completion of 192 1, it has been used as a place for holding black sheep and important prisoners of war. Because there have been many historical incidents of human rights violations here, the British generally regard this prison as synonymous with "cold-blooded cruelty." 192 1 year, a movement for freedom broke out in Irish territory under British rule. In order to suppress this movement, the British government specially built this prison for military punishment of captured Irish soldiers.

Bill Ma Erkai Prison was originally located in a swamp, so there has always been a "rat infestation" here, and the sanitary conditions are difficult to improve. The cell building is located in the four corners of the yard with a square in the middle. Each prison building is extremely strong, and the prison gate consists of two electronically controlled heavy iron.

As the first of the five military prisons in Britain, Ber marche Prison has always been responsible for holding particularly important prisoners. Tomlinson, a famous British "double agent", was arrested for leaking NATO strategic information to the former Soviet Union, and was detained in Room 4 1 Unit 19 of this prison. Considering the high safety factor of prisons, the British government is also willing to send many criminals here to serve their sentences, the most famous of which is Biggs, the number one robber in Britain. 1963, Biggs, together with other 14 criminals, robbed about $4.2 million with weapons and was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment. After being sent to an ordinary prison to serve his sentence, he escaped the next year and lived in seclusion in Brazil. Who would have thought that this guy would wait until 200 1, thinking that no one would settle old scores, and then go back to Britain with great fanfare and be caught by the British police. In order to prevent accidents, the British government simply sent him to Bill Ma Erkai prison. It is estimated that Biggs will find it difficult to get away again.

5 Fotov prisons.

The "heart" in Moscow

If you ask which prison in the world is located in the most valuable location, it is undoubtedly the Russian military prison in Fotov. This prison is located in the center of Moscow, and it takes less than 15 minutes to reach the Kremlin official. For a long time, the origin of Fotov Military Prison has been a mystery.

The prison has four buildings for prisoners. Overlooking these buildings, the shape is like the capital letter "K". Most of the cells here are double rooms of about 10 square meters, and there are few triple rooms, let alone single rooms. At 8 o'clock every morning, prisoners can take the elevator to the top floor to breathe fresh air. At the end of 1930s, the Soviet Union was at the climax of "eliminating counter-revolutionaries", and many Red Army generals who were unjustly detained were put in prison. These "ordinary prisoners" are most afraid of hearing the motor sound of tractors coming from the basement, because when the motor sound rings, it means that someone will be shot. Le Fotov Prison has been famous for its strict management since its establishment. In its history, there was only one escape: two former marines escaped from a dirty sewage tank. This once made the Russian government doubt the ability of the military to manage prisons. Nowadays, cameras are installed at every entrance of Le Fotov Prison, and the staff on duty can see everything in the corridor on the display screen and monitor the people entering and leaving. No outsiders are allowed to enter this prison at all in history. 1993+00 When a press conference was held in the prison in June, the prison only allowed Russian journalists to enter once.