8 most comfortable prisons in the world

In Russia, prison is synonymous with punishment.

But there are countries where even the most brutal criminals are comfortably serving their sentences.

The facilities in these prisons are comparable to a hotel room. The prison may have a basketball hall or billiard tables.

Here is a selection of prisons from around the world that break stereotypes.

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1. Suomenlinna Prison in Finland does not have barbed wire to keep prisoners within its borders. Instead, there is a small fence.

2. And nearby Norway is the Halden prison, where prisoners can play computer games, sleep on comfortable beds, and even cook their own meals. The cells are more like rooms in a prestigious hostel. The idea of the prison is that the prisoners should be treated like ordinary people in order to return to society as soon as possible.

3. The cells of the Otago Correctional Center, which is located in New Zealand, are more like a teenager's room. The prison has a library and a clinic.

4. The center of justice in Austria does not look like a prison at all, architecturally speaking. It was designed by Joseph Houshenn so that the building would have a lot of light. There are two inscriptions at the entrance, each confirming the prisoners' right to dignity and humanity.

5. The Spanish prison of Aranjuez is a place where parents and children are allowed to stay with their imprisoned family members. With Disney characters on the walls, a playground, and a playground, the goal of the prison is to keep kids from realizing as much as possible that their father or mother is behind bars.

6. Pondok Bambu Prison, in Indonesia, is a women's prison that allows money to buy a luxurious room instead of a cell.

7. If not for the powerful iron doors, Her Majesty's Prison in Wales could be like a school. The prison has a gym with hot showers, pool tables, and table tennis.

8. Sollentuna prison, located in Sweden, allows prisoners to cook their own meals and spend a lot of time watching TV or in the gym. Like Norwegian and Finnish prisons, the facility upholds the values of rehabilitation.