Crime and Punishment

One of Australia’s most complete colonial prison complexes.

A giant shrine to Mexico's "narco-saint."

Now a museum, this was once a prison facility and a hospital for the “criminally insane.”

See Malta’s history through the recreation of scenes of torture using life-sized mannequins in a former medieval dungeon.

Three women and a 10-year-old boy are immortalized in this sculpture memorializing the 13,000 women and children convicts sent to Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) between 1803 and 1853.

The second oldest jail in Florida gives insight into the realities of the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

This octagonal rotary jail built in 1889 now serves as a visitor's center.

This museum stands out for its poignant portrayal of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and serves as a vital educational tool for promoting peace and understanding.

An underground passage is home to a guillotine that predates the French Revolution by more than two centuries.

This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.

A look into the life of a Victorian-era prisoner.