in 2010 a camera crew paid a surprise visit to an Indonesian prison and recorded something that made a lot of people angry in fact what they filmed caused an international Scandal before I show what they recorded let me introduce you to the prisoner at the center of the Scandal her name is arita suriana arita is a businesswoman who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for bribing a government official but even though arita was in jail she was still Filthy Rich and so arita decided to use her money to make her life behind bars as
comfortable as possible in other words the woman who was in jail for bribery wanted to bribe more people when she was in jail and that's exactly what she did arita paid off the prison Warden and guard and in return they transformed her damp grimy prison cell into a luxurious five-star hotel pad when the local television station was tipped off about what was happening they decided to pay a surprise visit to the prison and they were Amazed by the kind of life arita was living this is a 64 Square met cell of a businesswoman shown on
Indonesian television she was caught red-handed during a laser Beauty treatment her comfortable life in prison suddenly ended after a surprise visit by a team established to clean up the corrupt justice system her prison cell had a flat screen television a king-sized bed a private bathroom and access to a karaoke machine but there was more arita had three Maids who served her like a queen she was allowed to receive unlimited visitors and last but not least she had hairdressers and beauticians come to the prison to give her beauty treatments when Indonesians saw the videos of arita's
luxurious Life Behind Bars they were Furious about the special treatment she was receiving but although arita had to pay bribes to make her life in prison comfortable there are certain prisons that were actually designed to be luxurious and cozy in this video we'll bring you seven of the most luxurious prisms of the ultra Rich we'll tell you about an inmate who uses a helicopter to get in and out of jail a prisoner that pays inmates a salary and even a prisoner that spent $1 million for a graffiti artist to paint beautiful murals all over the
Prison Walls although some of the prisons we'll discuss were built for luxury others were specifically renovated to give Rich inmates a lavish life Behind Bars let's begin with a prison that allows all inmates to live like they're on a cozy vacation resort seven the bastoy prison Norway busto prison in Norway isn't your typical jailhouse first off the prison is on an island to get there you need to board a ferry to carry you across the water and guess what the people managing the ferry are prisoners bastry Island is located about an hour from the Norwegian
Capital tucked inside the Oslo F it's a slice of Paradise featuring one of Norway's most beautiful beaches bastoy prison believes in giving prisoners trust and responsibility the inmates love it there describing life at bastoy like living in a village a community situated on bastoy island on Oslo field prisoners can walk by the sea or take a swim they live in shared Apartments and there's no barbed wire or high walls in sight bastoy has about 115 prisoners every day they're given one meal in the dining hall on top of that they get money every month to
buy food from the island store for lunch and dinner the prisoners are also paid about £6 a day for the work they do they have free time they fish and in summer they swim off the beach Martin and chail are taking an evening swim after the day's work is done the mainland and freedom don't seem all that far away one inmate says he's allowed to leave the island for 18 days vacation each year to visit the mainland which is just 4 km away and close enough to swim to however bastoy doesn't give total freedom There
Are Rules basto three golden rules are no violence no alcohol and no drugs bastoy is a luxury prison but not all the inmates are rich although many millionaire criminals want to be sent here the government tries to be fair and make it available to everyone who qualifies even if they're not rich however while bastoy prison tries to be unbiased the next prison on our list does the opposite instead of being fair to all inmates they created a luxury prison experience for one prisoner whose father was a billionaire while the regular prisoners lived in dirty overcrowded
cells six cenang prison Indonesia in Indonesia the average prisoner sleeps on hard cement floors in congested cells like this and this but when billionaire playboy Tommy Sahar spent his time in an Indonesian prison his living situation was very different for him life in prison was a paradise he lived in an airconditioned cell with a television and a view of the garden outside to understand why Tommy Sahar received special treatment in prison you should know two things about him one Tommy is the youngest son of a former Indonesian dictator his father ruled the country for 32
years and in the process stole billions of dollars of State funds Tommy grew up rich and spoiled two Tommy was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for paying two Hitmen to murder a Supreme Court Judge unfortunately his father was no longer president when Tommy committed his crime and all their money and power couldn't save Tommy from being thrown in The Slammer three while in prison Tommy was treated like a prince his cell had a soft carpet so Tommy's feet wouldn't touch the cold ground Tommy was even allowed to use a helicopter to go on regular
outings and visit his many girlfriends here's a short clip of Tommy Sahar enjoying himself in prison Tommy's jail cell had three rooms like a small apartment it included an entrance hall a bedroom and a bathroom he also had a 21in TV food contained is holding various flavors of instant noodles fresh bed sheets and an expensive bathroom with ceramic floor tiles Tommy's view from his cell overlooked a nice yard with a little fish pond meanwhile inmates at the same siang prison had to share a cell with 10 people however the next prison on our list will
never have 10 inmates squeezed into one cell even though the inmates are hardened criminals you'll be amazed by how luxurious and comfortable the prison is five Holden fangel prison Norway Holden fangel prison in Norway is unlike any other jail you've ever heard of tucked deep in the forest this prison seems like something out of a fairy tale behind me is what's regarded as the world's most Humane Maximum Security Prison not a single coil of razor wire in sight and yet no prisoner has ever tried to escape violent incidents are extremely rare the prison's ethos is
simple everyone inside will one day be outside and will become somebody else's neighbor one thing that sets Halen fangel apart from other prisons is its focus on nature The Architects wanted to create a space that felt more like a retreat than a punishment a place where inmates could breathe in fresh air and bask in the beauty of the natural world but it's not just the scenery that makes hen amazing the government splashed a whopping 15 million to build the prison and it took 10 years to complete because every detail was carefully thought out as if
they were designing a vacation resort an artist from Norway was paid a million dollar to paint a mural on the prison wall the mural shows a prisoner in a striped uniform using a ball and chain as a shot put Holden fangel has only 252 inmates meaning each prisoner gets their own private cell complete with a mini fridge flat screen TV and even a private bathroom the windows don't even have bars so prisoners can enjoy plenty of sunlight this is his cell block with a full kitchen big screen TV laundry room you have a key to
your own self yeah everybody have their own key the guards at the prison don't carry weapons and often play sports with the inmates half of the prison staff are women based on Research showing that having women around creates a Karma atmosphere there's even a special house where inmates can spend time with their families during overnight visits many people have complained that this prison is too luxurious especially because most of the inmates are dangerous criminals who have done some really wicked things but those in charge say the prison was designed to be comfortable because they want
to focus on human rights and respect it's no surprise that the ultra Rich are pulling all the strings to get transferred there but we can't talk about luxury prisons without talking about La Cathedral the only time in history a criminal has spent his own money to build a prison for himself four La cathedral in Colombia in the late 1980 Pablo Escobar was the richest and most famous drug lord in the world but with all that money came a lot of attention and the US and Colombian governments were hunting Escobar down after years of evading capture
Pablo was tired of running Escobar demanded that he be allowed to negotiate his own terms of surrender which included the creation of a special prison where he could serve his sentence in comfort and safety the columb colan government agreed and soon La Cathedral prison was built completed in 1991 La cathedral was not a regular prison it was more like a mansion in the mountains of medene Pablo Escobar constructed it to be less of a prison and more of a playground that's why people nicknamed it club medene or hotel Escobar they joked that it was not
maximum security but maximum comfort here's a short clip of the interior of the prison [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the prison had a kitchen a private bathroom a personal gym a disco a soccer field a bar and a waterfall Pablo's room had a circular rotating bed a 60-in TV and a bathroom with a [Music] [Music] jacuzzi for his 42nd birthday Escobar hired the top chefs in medeline and through a fancy party he even hosted a wedding inside the prison there were night of Music dancing and fun but Escobar's time at La Cathedral came to an abrupt
end when news spread that Escobar murdered four of his right there inside the prison this made the Colombian government Furious and they decided it was time to move Escobar to a regular jail however before they could go in and grab him Escobar escaped using a secret route through the forest today the Colombian government has given La Cathedral to a group of monks who are using it as a monastery many people described La Cathedral as Pablo's playground interestingly the next prison on our list can be described as a playground except it's a playground for kids three
aran's prison Spain many prisoners have kids but once they're thrown in The Slammer they're separated from their children for years but imagine a prison where instead of families being torn apart they are given the opportunity to stay together that's the aronz prison the only prison with cells for families the aronz prison in Spain was designed to let parents stay in jail with their young kids in situations where both parents are convicted criminals they may be sent to aronz to live together with their child in a family cell children can stay in aon's prison until they
are 3 years old after their third birthday they're given to relatives outside jail or placed in Social Services when the kids are gone their parents return to their regular cells kids in Aaron's prison go to Nursery School sleep in cribs play in the compound and have a fun kids area made just for them there's even a story of kmen Garcia a woman who met a fellow prisoner in Aron's prison got married and had a child in prison the two parents who were both serving prison sentences were allowed to move into a special family cell to
raise their child together a child world's early years are very important and the aronz prison is making sure that every child can experience the love of a parent even if that parent is behind bars two lapota prison in bota Colombia Juan Carlos Martinez used to be a Colombian Senator he had money and power but then everything came crashing down in 2009 when he was found guilty of drug trafficking and ties to Rebel groups in Colombia the Colombian TV network sent cameras to film proceedings as Martinez was standing trial ju Carlos was sentenced to 7 and
a half years in lapota prison and Colombians expected this corrupt politician to suffer for his crimes however they were in for a surprise instead of hard labor Juan Carlos Martinez enjoyed a lavish lifestyle behind bars he was so comfortable that he decided to throw a party for his birthday the party made headlines all over Colombia it was an extravagant Affair the party went on for 2 days with 34 guests in attendance including a salsa star musicians food and alcohol were smuggled into the prison for the celebration and Martinez went went beyond mere celebrations to create
more space in his luxury cell he broke down the wall that separated it from the adjacent cell he was literally building his own little Paradise within prison when the news of the lavish party spread it sparked public outrage Colombians demanded the government stop giving Martinez special treatment in 2012 after pressure from the people Martinez was moved out of LA picota and transferred to another prison where he would not have such luxury accommodation speaking of luxury accommodation this next prison has the most elegant cells in the world It's So Posh it's not even called a prison
it's called a Justice Center let's check out the five-star prison that has a spa for inmates one Justice Center leban in Austria inmates at the Justice sent to leban aren't sad they're in prison actually they consider themselves very lucky because they are one of the best facilities a criminal can ever be sent to the prison is located in laaban Austria it's a minimum security prison for people who did not commit violent crimes those in charge of the facility put two quotes on the walls to show what they believe in the first quote says all human
beings are born free and equal in in dignity and right and the second quote is all persons deprived of their Liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent Dignity of the human person these two quotes basically mean the same thing that people in prison are still human beings and therefore should be treated with kindness and respect and Justice Center does exactly that each prisoner in the facility has a cozy room with a television private bathroom and kitchenet to make sure inmates can stay healthy they have a state-of-the-art gym and for those
who want other forms of exercise there's a basketball court where they can shoot some hoops although many people expect prisoners to suffer that's not always the case with enough connections and influence the ultra Rich can enjoy the best life in luxury prisons for more stories about how rich people beat the system and play by their own rules watch our video how billionaires always get what they want
