Prisons — sometimes called reeducation, readaptation, or corrections centers — are purpose-built and intended to house convicted criminals for months, years, or even for the rest of their natural-born lives, or until their capital punishment. They're generally supposed to be unpleasant, if not brutal. Criminals are there because they've been deemed a danger to society or an adversarial government, and the denial of freedom is supposed to be their punishment.

Some prisons are worse than others. Following weird and obscure prison rules can make for a highly regimented day-to-day existence that's boring and tedious. Meanwhile, the maximum security facilities are populated with such violent and fearsome convicts that the brutal staff often dole out excruciating punishments. The worst pris

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