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Here are some notable prisons around the world:

United States:

  1. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (California) - a former maximum-security prison on Alcatraz Island
  2. Sing Sing Correctional Facility (New York) - a maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York
  3. Folsom State Prison (California) - a maximum-security prison in Folsom, California
  4. Attica Correctional Facility (New York) - a maximum-security prison in Attica, New York
  5. Pelican Bay State Prison (California) - a maximum-security prison in Crescent City, California

Europe:

  1. Altiplano Prison (Spain) - a maximum-security prison in Alcalá Meco, Madrid
  2. La Santé Prison (France) - a maximum-security prison in Paris
  3. Wandsworth Prison (UK) - a maximum-security prison in London
  4. Belmarsh Prison (UK) - a maximum-security prison in London
  5. HMP Pentonville (UK) - a maximum-security prison in London

Asia:

  1. Tihar Jail (India) - a maximum-security prison in New Delhi
  2. Changi Prison (Singapore) - a maximum-security prison in Singapore
  3. Tokyo Detention House (Japan) - a maximum-security prison in Tokyo
  4. Shanghai Detention Center (China) - a maximum-security prison in Shanghai
  5. Rizal Reformatory and Rehabilitation Center (Philippines) - a maximum-security prison in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila

Africa:

  1. Robben Island Prison (South Africa) - a former maximum-security prison off the coast of Cape Town
  2. Pretoria Central Prison (South Africa) - a maximum-security prison in Pretoria
  3. Kilimani Maximum Security Prison (Kenya) - a maximum-security prison in Nairobi
  4. Kandahar Detention Center (Afghanistan) - a maximum-security prison in Kandahar
  5. Mombasa Maximum Security Prison (Kenya) - a maximum-security prison in Mombasa

South America:

  1. Carandiru Penitentiary (Brazil) - a former maximum-security prison in São Paulo
  2. La Modelo Prison (Colombia) - a maximum-security prison in Bogotá
  3. El Rodeo Penitentiary (Venezuela) - a maximum-security prison in Caracas
  4. São Paulo State Penitentiary (Brazil) - a maximum-security prison in São Paulo
  5. Tocuyito Prison (Venezuela) - a maximum-security prison in Caracas

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many other notable prisons around the world.