This is another wonderful book I purchased for my class. If I know my students and I do, they will look at the title and think this is a book about haunted prisons. I know I did. This book describes different prisons from all over the world. I never thought of teh Roman colosseum as a prison, yet it was. Each story starts with a fact card at the top. This card lets you know the other names it went by. It tells you where it is located, the years it was in operation, the number of prisoners and any notable inmates. I was surprised to learn that social status and money could and often played a role in how a prisoner was treated, what they ate or their accommodations. Just in case you were disappointed about this not being a book about haunted prisons, there are a couple of stories about ghosts in some of the prisons. I found this to be a very informative book and I'm sure my students will lvoe it as well. ( )