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The World’s Most Notorious Prisons

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On June 18, the US Departments of Justice and Defense released a 15-page list of the names of the prisoners being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba on January 22, 2010. Today, the prison holds 166 inmates.

On June 18, the US Departments of Justice and Defense released a 15-page list of the names of the prisoners being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba on January 22, 2010. Today, the prison holds 166 inmates. 

© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovOn June 18, the US Departments of Justice and Defense released a 15-page list of the names of the prisoners being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba on January 22, 2010. Today, the prison holds 166 inmates.
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On June 18, the US Departments of Justice and Defense released a 15-page list of the names of the prisoners being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba on January 22, 2010. Today, the prison holds 166 inmates.
© public domainAlcatraz Prison, a maximum-security facility on an island in San Francisco Bay, was closed in 1963 after only 29 years in operation. Today it is a museum visited by nearly a million tourists annually.
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Alcatraz Prison, a maximum-security facility on an island in San Francisco Bay, was closed in 1963 after only 29 years in operation. Today it is a museum visited by nearly a million tourists annually.
© FrmirThe Fremantle Prison in Australia was built by inmates in the 1850s. In 1886, the building was taken over by the colonial government, which used it as a criminal detention center. In 1991, the prison was closed and converted into a historical monument.
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The Fremantle Prison in Australia was built by inmates in the 1850s. In 1886, the building was taken over by the colonial government, which used it as a criminal detention center. In 1991, the prison was closed and converted into a historical monument.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Pesnya / Go to the mediabankThe Tower of London, a medieval prison for the nobility, received its first detainee in 1190. It gained its sinister reputation as a place of torture during the Reformation. At present, the former prison’s main buildings are a museum and armory where the Crown Jewels are on display.
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The Tower of London, a medieval prison for the nobility, received its first detainee in 1190. It gained its sinister reputation as a place of torture during the Reformation. At present, the former prison’s main buildings are a museum and armory where the Crown Jewels are on display.
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