According to the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, over 10.35 million individuals are being held in penal institutions throughout the world, either as pre-trial detainees/remand prisoners or having been convicted and sentenced.What is the appropriate use of prison in a democratic society? Is it meant to rehabilitate or to punish?
Bored Panda has collected photos of prison cells from all over the world to show how different countries treat their criminals.
Look at #14 in El Salvador. These cells are 12 feet wide and 15 feet tall and are usually packed with more than 30 people. They were initially constructed to serve as 72-hour holding cells, but many inmates stay for more than a year.
Does anyone in their wildest dreams think that a person can be rehabilitated in such a place?
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