When you think of prison, I bet your mind is dominated by iron bars, dark corridors, low-quality food, and an atmosphere of horror. After all, a prison is such a place that you want to leave as soon as possible and never return. Truth? Not if we are talking about the most comfortable prisons in the world. They are more like a resort for a misanthrope-couch potato.
10. Correctional Colony Otago, New Zealand
The top 10 most comfortable prisons in the world are opened by New Zealand's Otago, which provides its residents with cozy cells and attaches great importance to rehabilitation through training.
Through lessons in lighting, dairy farming and cooking, Otago strives to effectively engage inmates in useful activities that they can benefit from outside.
9. Comfortable prison Sollentuna, Sweden
Sweden is having an interesting time when it has to close its prisons due to a shortage of prisoners. The money saved is used to prevent and reduce crime.
Sollentuna prison is very indicative in this regard. There is a fully equipped gym where inmates can prepare their own meals and enjoy them on the couch while watching TV. It's like living at home, but it's still a prison, which means that you can't leave at will. But the "rooms" are very nice, so some prisoners may not want to leave!
8. Halden Prison, Norway
Norway is known for its humane justice system, which includes respect even for criminals and respect for fundamental human rights. It is not surprising that Halden Prison, which holds over 250 inmates, follows the same principle.
Each prisoner has designer furniture in his cell, a TV set, large windows without bars and a refrigerator. The guards don't even carry weapons because this creates a hostile environment. The purpose of the prison is to rehabilitate people during detention and, if possible, make them more useful members of society after release.
7. Addiwell Prison, Scotland
This is the most expensive and comfortable Scottish prison. However, it has become expensive not because prisoners pay for luxury cells, but because of the construction costs (£ 130 million).
Addiwell is a little different from other prisons in that it is designed to be "educated." This means that inmates go through a rehabilitation program to understand the mistakes that have led them to the slippery slope of breaking the law.
The prison is kept immaculately clean, and the cell furnishings are more like an IKEA showcase, with modern decor and furnishings to make life more comfortable for inmates.
6. Prison of Aranjuez, Spain
The sixth number on our list of the most luxurious and expensive prisons in the world is Aranjuez Prison.Usually, if a woman gives birth while serving a prison sentence, the child is given to her family members or even to a foster family. But Aranjuez is the only prison that has cells equipped with cribs and Disney characters on the walls. In fact, a child can stay with his mother in prison for up to three years.
Thus, a close contact is established between the mother and her child, and the child has peers with whom he or she can play on the playground.
5. Fuhlsbuettel prison, Germany
German Fuhlsbuettel looks more like a fairy tale than a prison. It looks very much like a castle in appearance, and long-term prisoners have a fairly quiet life.
They have access to washers and dryers, and live in comfortable cells with a bed, desk and separate shower. The inmates even have a living room! Their "rooms" are more like a college dorm.
4. Prison Champ-Dollon, Switzerland
Switzerland is one of most prosperous countries in the world, and even serving a sentence here may seem like a rest, especially compared to the worst prisons in the world.
The Champ-Dollon prison, located in Geneva, Switzerland, has undergone a $ 40 million renovation. There were problems with unrest, disease and overcrowding. Plus, the institution received bad reviews from the Council of Europe Committee against Torture.
The prison now has a new wing with triple cells, each with a private bathroom and nice linens.
3. Luxurious prison Leoben, Austria
The prison has 205 places. The high-tech prison building was designed by the famous architect Joseph Hohenzim. In the courtyard there is a garden with tennis tables and a horse farm, a gym, a library.
2. Federal Correctional Institution Butner, USA
The men's prison has a capacity for 3,600 inmates. Among the famous "guests" of the prison are the founder of the largest financial pyramid, Bernard Madoff, Reagan's assassin John Hinckley, and heads of large companies convicted of economic crimes. The cameras are equipped with cable TV, there are centers for medical and psychological assistance on the territory.
1. Five-star prison Bastoy, Norway
The comfortable 115-seat facility is the world's first eco-friendly prison. Here electricity is obtained from solar panels, garbage is sorted, and fruits and vegetables are grown on their territory. All prisoners are involved in the maintenance of the prison, so maintenance is inexpensive. Convicts are allowed to swim in the sea and take horseback riding.