The World's Prison Difference

Compared to 2000, the total number of women in prison has increased by about 50%, while the population of men in prisons has increased by about 18%.

But prison - population rates vary greatly throughout the globe. For example, the United States has 698 prisoners for every 100,000 citizens, while Denmark has 61.

A prisoner in one country may have access to musical instruments and video games, while in another he may suffer for toilet paper.

We'll show you how different countries treat their prisoners. /tch/

Penal De Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel, El Salvador

Black dolphin Prison, Sol-lletsk, Russia

HMP Addiewell, Lothian, Scotland

Onomichi Prison, Japan

Norgerhaven Prison, Veenhuisen, Netherlands

Halden Prison, Norway

San Diego Women's Prison, Colombia

Bastoy Prison, Norway

Luzira Prison, Uganda

Aranjuez Prison, Spain

Geneva Prison, Switzerland