This main maximum security prison in Georgia houses around 1,500 inmates, some of which are the most dangerous in the entire state. This prison once served as a death row prison, where it's said that the remains of an electric chair can still be found. In the '40s and '50s, volunteer...
In comparison, Texas has 121 prison facilities for the more than 100,000 inmates it incarcerates annually. This means that Texas has an average of 826 inmates per facility, whereas Louisiana has an average of 2500 per prison facility. This vast difference in the respective number of prisons ...
In comparison, Texas has 121 prison facilities for the more than 100,000 inmates it incarcerates annually. This means that Texas has an average of 826 inmates per facility, whereas Louisiana has an average of 2500 per prison facility. This vast difference in the respective number of prisons ...
Life on death rowA prison guard escorts a death row inmate at San Quentin State Prison in California. In the 19th century inmates in private prisons were commonly used for labor via “convict leasing,” in which the prison owners were paid for the labor of the inmates. According to the Inn...