Check out some of the creatures that live at the
deepest part of our planet. These images were taken on one of the most
recent dives into the trench (2008). There has been only 3 dives
down(two unmanned and one manned),which makes these images a very rare
sight.
The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the worlds oceans,
and the lowest elevation of the surface of the Earths crust. It is
currently estimated to be up to 10,971 m (35,994 ft) deep. It is located
in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands.
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The
trench is about 2,550 kilometers (1,580 mi) long but has a mean width
of only 69 kilometers (43 mi). It reaches a maximum-known depth of about
10.91 kilometers (6.78 mi) at the Challenger Deep, a small slot-shaped
valley in its floor, at its southern end although, some unrepeated
measurements place the deepest portion at 11.03 kilometers (6.85 mi)
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If
Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth at 8,848 metres (29,029
ft), were set in the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, there would be
2,076 meters (6,811 ft) of water left above it.
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Where
do you send the most notorious criminals in the world?Drug lords,
terrorists, serial murderers, rapists and child molesters are the
absolute worst of the worst. Special arrangements must be undertaken to
ensure that they remain behind bars and that theydo not escape to rejoin
society.
This is where supermax high-security prisons come in. This
kind of prison ensures that the most dangerous criminals aresegregated
on a long-term basis. By keeping them inside, authorities ensure that
they do not pose a threat to security and the peace and order situation
anymore..
Here is a list of the top 10
high-security prisons in the world. Conditions may be like hell, which
is probably appropriate given the people who live in it..
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10. Qincheng Prison, China
Qincheng
Prison is a maximum-security prison in China that has one of the
highest watchtowers in the world. Up to 5,000 security personnel ensure
that the prisoners are kept locked in at alltimes. To add to its
security, the prison is located 3,000 feet abovesea level. A deep and
desolate valley awaits those who plan to escape. Chinese authorities
have also set up modern surveillance cameras and electronic equipment.
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9. Tadmor Military Prison, Syria
How
do you escape a prison that has practically no ground access gate to
the outside world? That ishow secure Tadmor Military Prison is. The only
access to the facility is through an underground tunnel. One has to
crawl to get in or out. There are laser beams deployed to ensure that
the foolhardy that does try to escape will not succeed. Once inside,
prisoners are tied up in heavy chains. Conditions are harsh and even
inhumane, with prisoners getting beaten up regularly with metal rods.
Executions also happen on a massive scale. The sad part is thatnot all
the prisoners are actually criminals. Some are incarcerated simply
because they oppose the Syrian government.
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8. Camp Delta, United States
Camp
Delta is a prison facility in Guantanamo Bay. It is located in Cuba,
though it officially belongs to the United States. The prison was used
to house suspected terrorists in the fight against Al Qaeda.
Torture
was performed regularly in the past, though this has been cut down and
even eliminated totally. Up to 12 guards may be assigned to one
prisoner. And even if the prisoner manages to escape, there is the added
obstacle in the fact that he wouldbe escaping into an American military
base. The border with Cuba is heavily fortified while crossing the sea
will lead to Florida.
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7. Fuchu Prison, Japan
Fuchu
Prison is the largest prison facility in Japan. It is equipped with the
latest surveillance gadgets and state-of-the-art equipment to ensure
that prisoners are kept inside.
Any small sign of a missing prisoner will trigger off one of the most advanced emergency alert system in the world.
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6. Arthur Road Jail, 
Arthur
Road Jail is located in the city of Mumbai. Its cells are highlysecure
and built sturdily to withstand both break ins and escapes.
It
claims to be bomb-proof and that not even the most advanced weapons in
the arsenal can break the walls and barriers of the prison. No one has
ever escaped from this prison and it is highly doubtful if there is
anyonefoolish enough to try to break into it.
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5. Souza Baranowski Center, United States
Souza
Baranowski Center is a prison facility located in Massachusetts. A team
from the world-renowned institution of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, or MIT, developed the prisons surveillance system. The team
built a highly advancedcamera matrix system that is ableto record 24
hours a day every conceivable angle in the facility.
The
doors are controlled electronically and are locked automatically. Even
the perimeterof the facility is monitored and watched closely 24 hours a
day. In other words, it has built a Big Brother type system that can
watch the prisoners at all times anywhere.
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4. Federal Correctional Complex (Terre Haute), UnitedStates
The
Federal Correctional Complex in Indiana is a maximum-security prison
that employs only a minimal number of guards. Electronic surveillance is
done throughout this prison facility. Surveillance cameras afford a
360-degree view.These are monitored constantly in a controlroom. There
are also motion detector sensors strategically located all over the
prison. There is also a face detection technology to help identify the
inmates. As if this was not enough, each prisoners cell has abiometric
lock. It is said to be the most high tech prison in the world.
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3. La Sante Prison, France
La Sante Prison in Paris is an inescapable facility and hundredsof prisoners had to find this out the hard way.
Several
years ago, a group of prisoners tried to escape from the facility by
going through the drainage system. Even that part of the facility proved
to be so secure that the prisoners ended up getting trapped in the
tunnel. As a result, most suffocated to death.
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2. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, United States
This
prison actually closed down in 1963, but its legend lives on because of
its seemingly fortress status. Americas most notorious criminals stayed
there, including Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Rafael Miranda and
Whitey Bulger.
There
were 14 escape attempts made by 36 prisoners, of which only five were
unaccounted for and are presumed to have died by drowning.
The
prison was located in an island and escape from it meant having to swim
1.5 miles to the nearest mainland shore. It closed down as salt water
kept eroding the buildings and San Francisco residents expressed concern
overthe sewage that the prisoners and the prison officers families were
dumping into the sea.
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1. ADX Florence, United States
Located in Colorado, this is the most secure prison in the world.
Prisoners are kept in their cells the whole day.
No direct access is provided to the cells.
Security is multi-tiered and prisoners would be lucky to get even a glimpse of the sun during their incarceration
