Behind Bars The Worlds Toughest Prisons

Old army tents left over from the Korean War house prisoners instead of cells Will no walls or insulation around them prisoners endure the unbearable heat of the summer and the freezing cold of the winter The Sheriff is a hard man who refuses to spend any more than he has to on his prisoners Harassment and humiliation is a part of everyday life at Tent City

Imagine a prison so fierce that guards stay outside for fear of their lives Inside the prisoners are in control murderers violent offenders drug bosses The inmates rule and anarchy prevails Only the strongest survive this lawless place

The Dallas County Jail in Texas a supersized facility with beds for 7100 inmates There inmates brought in for anything from minor crime to serial killing await their court dates Up to 300 new arrivals come in per day The biggest threat in the prison Turf wars With the surplus of inmates there is less space to divide up between them leading to relentless gang warfare

With a crumbling foundation more than fit for demolition the conditions in Sofia Central prison is inhospitable for anyone including criminals However with multiple prisoner cells bunks stacked 3 stories high and horrid isolation cells prisoners live idly behind bars for 23 hours a day

The two toughest divisions of the Miami Dade prison complex couldnt be more different The Miami Dade Boot Camp gives minor offenders a chance to escape the prison through rigorous and unforgiving drills and rules To many it is a better alternative to rusty iron bars of The MiamiDade County Jail where murderers rapists and robbers have their own rules of survival

Life in one of Africas most hopelessly overcrowded horror jail Disease hunger rats and other vermin rule in Madagascars Antanimora Prison