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Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, features a maximum-security prison rodeo held in April and October, alongside museum tours and inmate artwork sales. It is a unique cultural insight into prison life and inmate creativity. **Unique Factor:** Maximum security prison rodeo, inmate crafts, museum **Key Experiences:** Prison rodeo (April/October), museum tours, inmate artwork sales
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Famous for being the solitary confinement system's origin and housing Al Capone's cell, Eastern State Penitentiary offers audio tours, special Halloween events, and art installations as part of its major tourist appeal. **Unique Factor:** Al Capone's cell, solitary confinement system origin **Key Experiences:** Audio tours, Halloween events, art installations
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Constitution Hill is an apartheid-era prison now serving as a museum and heritage site telling the story of the struggle for freedom in South Africa. **Unique Factor:** Apartheid prison **Key Experiences:** Museum tours, apartheid history
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Sing Sing Prison Museum highlights the history of the electric chair and prison life, offering museum tours and historical exhibits. **Unique Factor:** Electric chair history **Key Experiences:** Museum tours, historical exhibits
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Famous for the execution of Ned Kelly, Old Melbourne Gaol offers historical prison tours and exhibits detailing Australia's penal history. **Unique Factor:** Ned Kelly execution **Key Experiences:** Historical tours, prison exhibits
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Bastoy Prison is known as the 'world's nicest prison' and offers tours of its unique approach to incarceration, focusing on rehabilitation. **Unique Factor:** 'World's nicest prison' tours **Key Experiences:** Prison tours, rehabilitation insights
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Abashiri Prison Museum presents Meiji-era prison life with a partially active complex. Tourists can explore historical prison life, learn daring escape stories, and taste prison meals. The site is well-developed and offers a comprehensive museum experience that opens mainly from May to October. **Unique Factor:** Meiji-era prison, still partially active, museum complex **Key Experiences:** Historical prison life, escape stories, prison meals available
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Kilmainham Gaol holds significant historical importance with connections to political prisoners and Irish independence history. The site offers guided historical tours, execution yard, and a museum. **Unique Factor:** Political prisoners, Irish independence history, executions site **Key Experiences:** Guided historical tours, execution yard, museum
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Halden Prison is a luxury prison offering tours that showcase its modern, humane approach to incarceration with high-quality facilities. **Unique Factor:** Luxury prison tours **Key Experiences:** Tours of modern prison, humane incarceration
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