The Top 4 Worst Prisons in America

Tuesday, 1. March 2011

San Quentin State PrisonAll prisons are terrible places to be. There are some
prisons, hoe!er, that trump all the rest. Places here inmates are stabbed
and beaten on a daily basis. Places here prisoners ha!e no human contact
and are only alloed to lea!e their cells "or minutes each day. These are the
orst prisons in America.
4# Maricopa $ounty, Tent $ity % Phoeni&, Ari'ona
(uilt ith old )orean War materials, Tent $ity as created as a thri"ty
e&pansion to the Maricopa $ounty *ail in 1++,. The tent prison holds rou-hly
2,000 inmates. .t may seem li/e a elcome chan-e "rom the cramped
con"ines o" a cell, but the intense Ari'ona heat causes the tents to reach
ma&imums o" 100 de-rees 1ahrenheit. Prisoners are alloed to de2robe to
their underear, but e!eryone is re3uired by the arden to ear pin/
under-arments.
,# 4i/ers .sland Prison % 4i/ers .sland, 5e 6or/
4i/ers is notorious "or prisoner !iolence, ith many inmates claimin- it to be
much orse than the most ha'ardous 5e 6or/ streets. As the name
su--ests, 4i/ers is built on an island, and is essentially impenetrable. (ac/ in
the 1++0s, this prison as a hotbed "or stabbin-s, beatin-s, and murders.
7ue to recent re"orms, 4i/ers has adopted much stricter policies. SWAT
teams 3uell riots and search cells "or ma/eshi"t shan/s on a daily basis. Many
prisoners "eel the need to de"end themsel!es, but i" they are "ound ith a
eapon, their sentence is e&tended.
2# San Quentin Prison % San Quentin, $ali"ornia
San Quentin is a harsh and constantly dan-erous place because it holds
$ali"ornia8s most !iolent o""enders. This prison has many claims to "ame.
$harles Manson once called it home, *ohnny $ash played a "amous concert
there in 1+9+, and it is the birthplace o" the Aryan (rotherhood -an-. San
Quentin employs an enormous sta"" o" o!er 1,000 in order to maintain
control o!er the !icious prisoners.
1# A7: 1lorence Superma& 1acility % 1lorence, $olorado
.n 1+9,, A7: as built to replace the in"amous Alcatra' Prison, and in many
ays it8s e!en orse than its predecessor. This prison is based on isolation
and seclusion. Prisoners are only alloed out o" their 100; concrete cells "or
nine hours each ee/. There are also intentionally limited amounts o"
sunli-ht and almost no human interaction. A7: is a prison that brea/s
inmates don mentally rather than physically.
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