Inside Canada's polar bear 'jail' where bears go without food and are kept behind bars — but it's not what you might think

• Churchill, Canada, has a polar bear population that matches its human population.
• The town's Polar Bear Holding Facility, aka "jail", helps bears and humans live harmoniously.
• The facility is only reserved for the most unruly bears that pose a threat to town residents.

Churchill, Canada, is nicknamed the "polar bear capital of the world" with good reason.

It's the only town in the world where people and polar bears live in close proximity — and the only town that has a polar bear "jail", aka the Polar Bear Holding Facility.