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Prison Chronicles - Season 1

Series: Prison Chronicles
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Episodes
12
Rating
NR
Year
2024
Language
English
Publisher
History

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Prison Chronicles takes you inside some of the world's most notorious prisons, from the historic Tower of London to today's high-tech ADX, where El Chapo is currently held.

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Episodes

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1. Alcatraz

21m

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Alcatraz, built to hold the worst of the worst, is the last stop for repeat offenders and troublemakers from other prisons. These are three stories of desperate men willing to risk it all to escape the cold, dark cells of "the Rock."

2. ADX

21m

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ADX is the place for terrorists, serial killers, and anyone else who will never again see the light of day. Located in Florence, Colorado it's been dubbed the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." Here are four shocking stories from America's most high-tech lock up.

3. Hanoi Hilton

21m

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The Hanoi Hilton is perhaps the most famous American POW prison of the Vietnam War located in the city of Hanoi.

4. Sing Sing

21m

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A maximum-security prison on the banks of the Hudson, just 30 miles north of New York City, it gave rise to the term "being sent up the river". "Old Sparky"--one of the first electric chairs in the world--takes over 600 lives.

5. Dannemora

21m

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Dannemora, located in the frigid Adirondack mountains, its nickname is "little Siberia." Officially called the Clinton Correctional facility--this foreboding prison is commonly known as Dannemora--named after the town where it is built.

6. San Quentin

21m

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San Quentin located in Marin County on the San Francisco Bay is California's oldest prison dating back to the gold rush, and home to the state's only gas chamber. Here three men have tried to find their way out of the prison's clutches.

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