Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
From Spanish lockups whose weathered halls are said to hold the tormented ghosts of past inmates, to German cellblocks where it's rumored vengeful spirits and much darker things linger. Apparitions, poltergeists, and age-old legends await on this countdown of The World's Most Haunted Prisons.
Photos:
"Port Arthur main building" by Fanny Schertzer (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Inisheer) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"INTERIOR OF COMMANDANT'S HOUSE" by JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KLOTZ) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"COMMANDANT'S HOUSE, PORT ARTHUR HISTORIC SITE" by JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KLOTZ) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Galeria en llamas (412838319)" by Mánel (flickr.com/people/72298035@N00) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Cárcel de Carabanchel (Madrid) 03" by José Manuel Suárez (flickr.com/photos/josjos/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Desde la galería hacia el centro (2188652375)" by gaelx (flickr.com/people/7574080@N08) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Fremantle Prison front , Western Australia" by Marc Russo (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Marc_Russo&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"E37 Fremantle Prison tour 071" by Evad37 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Evad37) is licensed under CC0 1.0
"E37 Fremantle Prison tour 100" by Evad37 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Evad37) is licensed under CC0 1.0
"Aerial image of the Hohenasperg fortress (view from the west)" by Carsten Steger (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Carsten_Steger) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Festung Hohenasperg 03" Wagner Tobias - OnkelchenTobi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de:User:OnkelchenTobi) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
"Museum Hohenasperg - panoramio" qwesy qwesy (web.archive.org/web/20161027190028/http://www.panoramio.com/user/596286?with_photo_id=104123310) is licensed under CC BY 3.0
"M-30-025-04-00 San Juan de Ulúa 1" by Fgera (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Fgera&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"M-30-025-04-00 San Juan de Ulúa 2" by Fgera (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Fgera&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Utvrda San Juan de Ulua, Veracruz 2022" by August Dominus (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:August_Dominus) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Fort San Juan de Ulúa" by Chivista (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Chivista) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
From Spanish lockups whose weathered halls are said to hold the tormented ghosts of past inmates, to German cellblocks where it's rumored vengeful spirits and much darker things linger. Apparitions, poltergeists, and age-old legends await on this countdown of The World's Most Haunted Prisons.
Photos:
"Port Arthur main building" by Fanny Schertzer (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Inisheer) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"INTERIOR OF COMMANDANT'S HOUSE" by JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KLOTZ) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"COMMANDANT'S HOUSE, PORT ARTHUR HISTORIC SITE" by JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KLOTZ) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Galeria en llamas (412838319)" by Mánel (flickr.com/people/72298035@N00) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Cárcel de Carabanchel (Madrid) 03" by José Manuel Suárez (flickr.com/photos/josjos/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Desde la galería hacia el centro (2188652375)" by gaelx (flickr.com/people/7574080@N08) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Fremantle Prison front , Western Australia" by Marc Russo (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Marc_Russo&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"E37 Fremantle Prison tour 071" by Evad37 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Evad37) is licensed under CC0 1.0
"E37 Fremantle Prison tour 100" by Evad37 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Evad37) is licensed under CC0 1.0
"Aerial image of the Hohenasperg fortress (view from the west)" by Carsten Steger (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Carsten_Steger) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Festung Hohenasperg 03" Wagner Tobias - OnkelchenTobi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/de:User:OnkelchenTobi) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
"Museum Hohenasperg - panoramio" qwesy qwesy (web.archive.org/web/20161027190028/http://www.panoramio.com/user/596286?with_photo_id=104123310) is licensed under CC BY 3.0
"M-30-025-04-00 San Juan de Ulúa 1" by Fgera (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Fgera&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"M-30-025-04-00 San Juan de Ulúa 2" by Fgera (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Fgera&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Utvrda San Juan de Ulua, Veracruz 2022" by August Dominus (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:August_Dominus) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Fort San Juan de Ulúa" by Chivista (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Chivista) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
