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Profiles some of the world's most infamous jails, from the Tower of London to Alcatraz Alcatraz, the Maze, Rikers, Bangkwang, Sabaneta, ADX Florence - the titles by themselves can chill the blood vessels. Along with La Santé, Diyarbakir, Tadmor, and Carandiru, these are 10 of the toughest prisons on the globe. Their surfaces have housed those guilty of some of the most heinous crimes in history - and sometimes served as electronic torture chambers for those whose only criminal offenses is to combat for their politics beliefs. Some have been the picture of massacres and other atrocities, while some house their inmates in conditions judged inhumane and degrading. Some are nearly run by murderous gangs of inmates, while some have played coordinator to the most infamous titles in criminal background. Some have shut their doors, while some operate even today. But all 10 have a very important factor in keeping: They've all generated intense controversy. Filled with hard-hitting facts, this booklet sorts the perfect partner to the accompanying documentary series, Hard Time, as it probes the innermost workings of these 10 infamous prisons from all sides of the globe. It concludes with a section exploring "crime and punishment" much nearer to home with a look at how the English penal system has changed down the hundreds of years through information of four of London's most ancient prisons: the Tower of London, Newgate, the Marshalsea, and Holloway.
