10 Worst prisons in Africa |Thread!🧵 10. Drankeinstein Prison It's in South Africa. It was the Last place Nelson Mandela was held before conditions inside the prison are inhuman and there are alot of gangs inside the prison making it dangerous.
9. Pollsmoor Prison It's in South Africa.The prison has a capacity of 3900 but has 8500 inmates. Inhuman conditions,gangs and sodomy makes this prison a worse place to be.
8. Black Beach Prison It's in Equitorial Guinea and situated in the island of Bioko. Established in 1940 during the Spanish colonial rule. It has become popular for human right offences,over crowding, guard brutally and many more
7. Kamiti Maximum Prison It's in Kenya. Famous for holding political prisoners in the early "80's and "90's. It was meant to hold 1500 prisoners but has more than double the population. Outbreak of disease, brutality from guards,gangs and sodomy make the prison an inhumane place
6. Nairobi Prison Established in 1911. It has a capacity of 800 but hold upto 5000 inmates making it one of the most overcrowded prisons Africa.
5. Mukebeko Maximum Prison It's in Zambia. Intially meant to hold 1 inmates per cell,it holds upto 15. Outbreak of chronic diseases, sodomy, malnutrition, rodents infestation and warden brutality are some of the factor that make the prison a hell
4. Kirikiri maximum prison It's in Nigeria. Just like the others, overpopulation, brutality from guards, rodents infestation are the major problems.
3. Kinshasa Penitentiary It's in DR Congo. Was meant to hold 150 prisoners but holds 850 unhygienic conditions lead to outbreak of diseases.
2. Gitarama Prison The prison is in Rwanda. It's meant to hold 600 inmates but holds upto 1000 inmates. Genocidic prisoners are held here. Here, inmates kill each other.
1. Chikurubi Maximum Prison It's in Zimbabwe.Over crowding, rodents infestation, guard brutality, sodomy, outbreak of diseases are some of the issues making this prison worst in Africa