5 MOST VIOLENT & DANGEROUS PRISONS IN THE WORLDPrisons are made to keep criminals away from the rest of society. Its goal is to reform and rehabilitate it’s inmates and make them ready for re-integration into society. But if you put too many people with the same dangerous mindset into one place – you often end up creating an environment that’s conducive to extreme violence. The next five prisons have gained notoriety not just because of its inmates but because of the amount of brutality the prison population has exhibited. These are the 5 most violent and dangerous prisons in the world.  5. Rikers IslandRikers Island was once owned by the Rycken Family, a Dutch clan that purchased the land and settled into it when they first immigrated to the shores of what was then known as New Amsterdam.4. Bang Kwak PrisonHome to Thailand's Death Row prisoners, Bang Kwak Prison has notoriously gained its reputation for being one of the harshest in the country. Aside from death row prisoners, it's also a place that houses prisoners serving more than 20-year sentences and the most foregners in the country.3. La Sabaneta Prison Like many prisons all over the world, Venezuela's La Sabaneta Prison is dangerously overcrowded. Created to house only 700 prisoners, La Sabaneta is now home to more than 3,700 inmates. There's also an estimated 192 children living inside the prison whose family members or parents are incarcerated. Because of the lack of space, inmates have to hang hammocks just to make room for sleeping. On the floors, they sleep elbow to elbow. Baths are taken using buckets of water and when they need to relieve themselves, they do so in a plastic bag and then throw it through their barred window.2. Tadmor Military PrisonKnown to the Western world as Palmyra, (pall mall) the place is often admired for the various Greco-Roman ruins found all across it’s grounds. However, for Syrians, Palmyra's Arabic name – Tadmor – conjures images of horror, fear and death.1. Carandiru Prison, BrazilKnown in Brazil as Casa de Detencao, Carandiru Prison was located in Sao Paulo. Built in 1920, it was once praised as a model prison that was revolutionary, but Over time it’s reputation would deteriorate drastically. At its peak, it housed over 8,000 inmates and the prison conditions were deemed some of the worst in the world.Those were the 5 MOST VIOLENT & DANGEROUS PRISONS IN THE WORLDWeather you believe these prisoners are getting what they deserve, or feel that there needs to be more done to protect inmates, theres no denying these places are horrible, violent and extremely dangerous to be sent to.Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices