1Cats
The Larch Corrections Center in Washington pairs up “death row” shelter cats with select inmates as part of a rehabilitation program.
2Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility
The Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Mississippi hasn't held any Mississippi prisoners since 2013 but does hold about 1000 prisoners from California and more from other states, too.
3Gay Prison Wing
The Los Angeles County Sheriff Men's Central Jail has a gay wing. Because many straight men want to live in the wing due to how safe it is, officers screen inmates by testing their knowledge on gay bars and their cover charges.
4Ohio Penitentiary fire
During the 1930 Ohio Penitentiary fire, 322 inmates were killed and 150 inmates were injured. Some guards refused to unlock cells, so inmates overpowered guards and took their keys to rescue other prisoners.
5Decatur Correctional Center
The Decatur Correctional Center in Decatur, Illinois, allows incarcerated women to keep their babies with them in prison for up to 2 years. The mothers have a 0% recidivism rate compared to the statewide average of 51.3%.
6California private vegan prison
There was a private prison in California that fed vegan meals, gave Bible studies, offered job training, anger management, etc. where violence dramatically decreased and inmates of all races associated with each other, where only 2% were rearrested when the state of California had a rearrest rate of 95%.
7Suomenlinna prison
At the Suomenlinna Prison in Finland, the only thing keeping the inmates in is a yellow picket fence.
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8Mississippi State Penitentiary
The Mississippi State Penitentiary issued firearms to trusted inmates to guard other prisoners at night until 1972.
9Eastern State Penitentiary
In 1828, Eastern State Penitentiary opened with a groundbreaking agenda to rehabilitate prisoners. Prisoners had a cell each, and were comforted with central heating and flush toilets, something which even the White House didn't have at that time.
10Polar bear prison
There is a prison for polar bears in Canada. Apparently, they get chucked into jail for roaming around town.
