Inside the world's smallest prison has only 2 cells

The Isle of Sark, the smallest of the Channel Islands located between France and England, is home to the world's smallest prison still in use today.

Since 1856, when there were no cars, roads or even street lights, a small prison existed on the island of Sark.

The prison has just two small cells: one measuring 1.8m x 1.8m and the other measuring 1.8m x 2.4m - separated by a narrow corridor. Guinness World Records recognizes this as the "smallest prison in the world".

The two cells have only small wooden beds with thin mattresses for prisoners to sleep on, and no windows. The prison rarely changes its structure, but now has electricity and heating.

Prisoners can only be held here for a maximum of two days, after which they must be transferred to a larger prison facility on the neighbouring island of Guernsey.

The world's smallest prison is located on the island of Sark (Photo: Sark Estate).

According to the Sark Estate, the Guernsey Court ordered the construction of a new prison in 1832, as the original prison was deemed unsuitable.

But due to budget constraints, it took more than two decades to begin construction on the new detention facility. The prison was completed in 1856 and has been in operation ever since.

Sark Island is less than 5km long and 1.6km wide, with a population of less than 600. The island's law enforcement agencies say they do not receive regular crime reports, but the prison is technically still operating.

The cells are occasionally used to hold disorderly tourists or drunk locals.

Close-up of a cell inside the world's smallest prison (Photo: Daily Mail).

The most famous prisoner in Sark prison was Andres Gardes, an unemployed French nuclear physicist who believed himself to be the heir and rightful owner of the island of Sark.

Since no one took his claims seriously, Gardes decided to form a "one-man army" to invade the island. The man plastered posters all over the island announcing his "invasion."

While carrying a semi-automatic rifle on the island of Sark, Gardes was punched in the face and disarmed by an off-duty police officer. He was subsequently jailed.

(According to Dan Tri)

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