Historically Evil Prisons That Make Alcatraz Look Like A Five Star Hotel

Port Arthur

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The hunger was so bad at times in Port Arthur that many would just die a slow and painful death. There’s a nearby Island of the Dead which houses upwards of 1,700 unmarked graves of the men who died at Port Arthur prison.

In 1996, Port Arthur became the site of the biggest mass shooting in Australian history as 35 people were gunned down. This sparked a gun control blitz by the government and there has yet to be a mass shooting since.