1Alcatraz
Alcatraz had some of the best food in the federal prison system including chili dogs, butter-drenched potatoes, pork chops, biscuits, and gravy and banana pudding because the warden believed “most trouble in prison is caused by bad food.” The prison staff ate the same food as the prisoners.
2Sing Sing Correctional Facility
In 1931, Sing Sing Correctional Facility established an intramural football team comprised of inmates. The program lasted roughly 4 years, created 2 NFL alumni, and revenue from ticket sales helped support prisoners' families.
3Bastøy Prison
Bastøy Prison is located on the Bastøy Island in Norway. The island’s only residents are severe criminals (murderers, child molesters, etc). The island is a popular weekend destination for families. The criminal community maintains lovely farms and ecology on the island.
4Quezon City Jail
Quezon City Jail in the Philippines was originally designed to hold 800 inmates and now holds more than 4000 inmates causing severe overcrowding and unhygienic conditions. A slow court system and a crackdown on drug-related crime since 2016 have resulted in a drastic rise in the jail's population.
5Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
The Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York allows pregnant inmates to keep their child with them for up to a year after giving birth.
6Netherlands prison
Prisons in the Netherlands are testing an own-cell-key policy. Prisoners are given the key to their cell allowing them to lock and unlock their cell door during the day.
7The Clink
The colloquial "The Clink" originates from a real prison, of the namesake, located in London, England that operated from the 12th century to 1780.
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8Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
At the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution, a brand of jeans named “Prison Blues” is produced by inmates. This prison jean manufacturing operation is one of the largest prison operations of the state.
9CPDRC dancers
At Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), a maximum security prison in the Philippines, inmates perform dance routines and some have even become online celebrities known as the CPDRC dancers.
10Nuuk prison
At a prison facility in Nuuk, Greenland some inmates reportedly hold the keys to their own cells (to afford them privacy), and others may leave the premises during the day to go to work or school. Perhaps surprisingly, inmates are even allowed to go hunting with rifles to shoot birds and seals.
