The following lists are in no way complete or always up to date - we petition Embassies for lists, some respond, some don't care. Most of these listings are from family or friends of prisoners, or actual prisoners themselves, and it can sometimes be several months before we hear anything back from them. Please let us know if you have any information updated regarding any of the prisoners listed below, or new listings of inmates which will allow us to keep these pages updated & current.

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ABU DHABI PRISONS
	Al-wathba prison in Abu Dhabi is notorious for its human rights abuse , stoning to death, lashings, overcrowding. Inmates sleep in cells designed for 8 which hold up to 22 inmates with 3 lice infested blankets on a cement floor. Prison Info Prisoner Listings
AFGHANISTAN PRISONS
	Prisons in Afghanistan are in grave violation of international standards for those held in detention . They are entirely inadequate for the care of the number of people now held there, the food is insufficient, the water supply unclean, sanitation virtually absent, clothing meager, and barred walls open to the elements expose the inhabitants to winter conditions. Disease is rampant. Prison Information
AFRICAN PRISONS
	African prisoners continue to face serious abuses. Poor conditions and lack of funds have turned many African prisons into places of coruption, abuse, HIV, drugs & voilence. African Prison Information Ghana Prison & Prisoners Uganda Prisons Zambia Prisoner Listings Zimbabwe Prison Info
AUSTRALIAN PRISONS
	There are many Australian Prisons in various states in Australia. Australia also his home to several private run-at-a-profit prisons and new Supa-Max prisons for high risk offenders. You will be able to find information, and where available, photographs of Australian prisons all categorized by state and/or security divisions. Prison Information
BURMA POLITICAL PRISONERS
	There are 38 major prisons currently in Burma. Over 20 house political prisoners. At least 1500 Political Prisoners [that we know of] are currently incarcerated in Burmese Prisons. Many of these are women. Prison Info
CAMBODIAN PRISONS
	Due to the increasing prison population conditions in Cambodian prisons have deteriorated. In one year alone, from 2000 to 2001, the prison population increased by 10%, that is 471 more inmates than the previous year. The majority of inmates are male, women and minors comprising a small percentage of the population (5.9% and 4.5% respectively). Prison Information
CHINA PRISONS & PRISONERS
	Drapchi Prison is the largest prisons in Tibet (Lhasa City) which holds prisoners sentenced through the judicial system that technically involves investigation, arrest, procuratorial investigation and court verdict. Regarded as a major centre of torture and ill treatment, countless prisoners have lost their lives at the hands of official maltreatment. Drapchi Prison Info Lao Gai Prison Camps
GUANTANAMO BAY PRISONERS
	At present there are two Australians, two Britons and 12 Kuwaitis among the many others who are being held in the legal limbo no-mans-land of Guantanimo Bay Prison Camp. Prisoner Listings Prison Information
HONG KONG PRISONS
	Overcrowding in Hong Kong prisons is a major problem and not conducive to rehabilitation. Recent reports also state that the Hong Kong prison system maintains unnecessarily stringent controls over inmates' contacts with the outside world. Prison Info
INDIAN PRISONS
	Prison conditions vary from state to state. The more prosperous states have better facilities and attempt rehabilitation programs; the poorer ones can afford only the most bare and primitive accommodations. Women prisoners are mostly incarcerated in segregated areas of men's prisons. Conditions for holding prisoners also vary according to classification. Prison Info
INDONESIAN PRISONS
	There are over 450 prisons in Indonesia, many of which are in a very poor state. Torture, beatings & coruption are rife. Prison Info Prisoners Info
JAPAN PRISONERS & PRISONS
	Prisoners are detained in solitary confinement for months, forced to sit 'Buddha'style on the side of their beds all day. Beaten, starved and forgotten by many... the nightmare has begun and only the strongest will survive... if they're lucky! Japan Prison info Prisoners in Japan
KANATER PRISON EGYPT
	Kanater has both a male & a female prison, both of which are known for their poor conditions, torture and general human rights abuses. Prisoner Listings
KAZAKHSTAN PRISONS
	The facilities remaining from the Soviet period are badly overcrowded and understaffed. Government funding of prisons is less than half the amount required, and corruption and theft are common throughout the prison system. The total prison population in 1996 was 76,000, and about 1,300 died of tuberculosis in 1995. Health conditions are extremely poor. Prison Info
LAOS PRISONS & PRISONERS
	Located 3 km from the City of Vientiane. Samkhe is a domestic jail beyond the statue of General Kaison Pomvihan. Turn right to Nong Niang Village, take the dirt road through the village and you will discover Ban Samkhe. Many political prisoners are housed there. No government has the right to detain a person indefinitely. This is in direct violation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Laos Prison Info Samkhe Prisoners Info Phonthong Prisoner Listings Phonthong Prison Information
MAURITIUS PRISONS
	There are several prisons in Mauritius, and reports show that inmates endure very poor conditions in all of them. Prison Info
MEXICAN PRISONS
	Overcrowding of prisons in Mexico is chronic. Mistreatment of prisoners, the lack of trained guards, and inadequate sanitary facilities compound the problem. The United States Department of State's country reports on human rights practices for 1992 and 1993 state that an entrenched system of corruption undermines prison authority and contributes to abuses. Authority frequently is exercised by prisoners, displacing prison officials. Violent confrontations, often linked to drug trafficking, are common between rival prison groups. Prison Information
NIGERIAN PRISONS
	Nigerian prisons have no toilet facilities, and cells lacked water. Medical facilities were severely limited, food was inadequate, Malnutrition and disease were rampant. Mistreatment of inmates was common, abuse frequent, and torture occasional. Prison Info Prisoner Listings
NORTH KOREAN GULAGS
	In the far north of North Korea, in remote locations not far from the borders with China and Russia, gulags not unlike the worst labor camps built by Mao and Stalin in the last century hold some 200,000 men, women and children accused of political crimes. Prison Info
PAKISTAN PRISONERS
	Pakistan Prisons are known for their harsh conditions, poor food & hygene and ill treatment of prisoners Prisoner Listings
PANKRAC PRISON - CZECH REPUBLIC
	Pankrac Prison located in Prague has been in violation of human rights for many years. Phisical & mental abuse is standard treatment and politcal prisoners from many countries are held there with no hope of release. Prisoner Listings
RUSSIAN GULAGS
	One in every four adult men in Russia is a former prisoner. The prison population has reached the size of the Stalin's GULAG, more than one million people are held in prisons in inhumane conditions, suffering from hunger, disease, and unemployment Prison Info
SINGAPORE PRISONS
	Prisons in Singapore are know for their poor conditions, lack of rehabilitation, and human rights abuses. Caning is still considered a fair punishment in Singapore and the use of other torture techniques have been reported as being in use. Prison Information Changi Prison Info
SOUTH AMERICAN PRISONS
	South America has some of the most notoriously bad prisons in the world! The prison riots, mostly over poor conditions have been frequent & brutal, as the graphic images of Carandru prison show. South Amercian Prisons Argentinan Prisons Barbados Prisons Jamaican Prisons Colombian Prisons Brazilian Prisons Cuban Prisons Cuban Prisoners Guannanamo Bay
SOUTH KOREAN PRISONS
	South Korea has had a long history of incarceration without sentencing, the incarceration of political prisoners without charges, very poor prison conditions and reported humans rights abuses. South Korean Prisons South Korean Prisoners
THAILAND PRISONS
	Thailand has some of the worse & most notorious prisons around. From 'The Big Tiger' to the 'Bangkok Hilton', Bangkwang , Lard Yao Men's & Woman's prisons and several more Prisons & Prisoners in Thailand Homepage - Click Here Bangkwang Prison Bangkwang Prisoners Lard Yao Mens Prison Lard Yao Men Prisoners Thonbury Remand Prison Bangkok Prison Hospital Suan Plu Prison Pattaya Prison Lard Yao Womens Prison Lard Yao Women Prisoners Chiang Mai Prison Chiang Mai Prisoners Phitsanuloke Prison Chiangrai Prison Phuket Prison Bombat Prison
USA PRISONERS
	There are hundreds of prisons in the USA, some fair, some n ot so fair. The link below has a listing of inmates serving time in US prisons who have requested contact with the public. Prisoner Listings
VIETNAM PRISONERS
	There are many Foreigners and Political prisoners who are incarcerated in extremly poor conditions in Vietnam. Prison Information Prisoner Listings
WANDSWORTH INMATES
	Wandsworth Prison in the UK is noted for its overcrowding, phisical & mental harasment and racial abuse. It holds UK inmates as well as many foreign nationals. Protests over conditions have been ongoing for many years but rarely result in any change. Prisoner Listings
ZAMBIA MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON
	The Maximum Security prison in Zambia is imfamous for it's human rights violations. Because of the economy of the country the inmates live in a constant state of poverty with mimimal food and little to no medical care. Prisoner Listings
ZIMBABWE PRISON
	The men confined here are held in overcrowded cells, measuring 9m by 4m. Typically speaking there are 25 men per cell. Each day the men are confined to their squalid cells between the hours of 3:30pm and 7:00am. Prison Info