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First prison

The Quakers built the first ever jail with individual . They built it in the 1700's . Every prisoner stayed in solitary confinement for the duration of their sentence. Someprisoners went mad from the silence.

Largest Prison

The entire country of Australia ,200 years ago was a penal colony making it the largest prison ever.

Types of Prisons (America)

The Types of Prisons (AMERICA)

Jails: Jails are facilities designed to hold crimnals waiting for a trial. They are also designed to to hold inmates serving twelve months or less for the crimes they commited. Most cities have at least one jail.
Federal Prisons: People convicted of federal crimes are sent to a federal prison.Some examples of federal crimes are: smuggling drugs across state lines and not paying taxes.
State Prisons: State prisons are designed to hold people convicted of crimes of the state, or of crimes commited in that state.
Rehabilitation Programs: Rehabilitation programs are designed to prepare inmates for their return to society. They have programs such as education and job skill.
Minimum Security Prisons: They are the most open and least resricted prisons. They hold about 20% of the inmates in the U.S. Most are convicted of non-violent crimes such as forgery, cheating on taxes, and perjury. They are considered unlikely to try to escape. They range in size from small farms to large institutions.
Medium Security Prisons: They are more open then maximum security but less open than minimum security prisons. They hold about 45% of U.S prisoners. The inmates are convicted of crimes such as assault and thefts.
Maximum Security Prisons: They generally hold prisoners serving longer sentences. They hold about 35% Of U.S prisoners. Inmates are convicted of crimes such as murder, kidnapping and other felonies.
Juvenile Prisons: These prisons hold children under the age of 17 or 18 depending on the state . Even if the child has been sentenced as an adult they will still serve there time in a juvenile prison until they reach the age of 18 or 17.

Justizzentrum Leoben (Austria) - Most Luxurious Prison

Justizzentrum Leoben , which is located in Austria is by far the most luxourious prison in the world.


In their spare time, the prisoners at the Justizzentrum Leoben can make use of the walking yard, the two fitness rooms, the table tennis facilities, or the multimedia room. Alternatively, they can enjoy some quiet time in the library or multifaith chapel.

This is there gym , not bad for a prison .

A spot of football in the afternoon

No this isn't a plush apartment , this is your average cell in Justizzentrum Leoben Prison Austria.

Smallest Prison

Sark Prison is located on the Island of Sark in Guernsey.It was built in 1856 and is the smallest prison in the world. It can house 2 prisoners in a push and is still used for overnight stays - if you continue to get in trouble with law , you will get shipped off to a larger prison.