A British student who was arrested in Georgia for allegedly smuggling 14 kilos (30lbs) of cannabis into the former Soviet state could face up to two decades behind bars in a notorious female-only prison.
If convicted, Bella May Culley, an 18-year-old from County Durham, may find herself locked away in Georgia's 'Prison No.5' - a facility described by international watchdogs as overcrowded, crumbling and 'an affront to a civilised society'.
And it's just one of the country's lock ups with a horror reputation.
According to a UN report published earlier this year, the walls of many Georgia prisons are covered in swastikas - large snarling wolves that indicate aggression to authorities and eight-pointed stars.
The presence of these symbols, according to the report, showed that prisoners exist in a hierarchy that existed to silence dissent. The omerta proved so effective that many prisoners stayed silent when asked questions by UN investigators.






