The Big House
A study of maximum-security prisons in the U.S. and Europe includes profiles of notable prisoners and wardens.
Showing Season 3 of 4
Season 3
2001
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01. Jefferson City
2001-01-17
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02. Lewisburg
2001-01-18
A look at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. Well-known onetime inmates include Jimmy Hoffa.
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03. Raiford
2001-01-19
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04. Breakout from Alcatraz
2001-01-25
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05. Escape from Colditz
2001-03-01
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06. Maze Prison
2001-03-15
A look at the history of Maze Prison, near Belfast, Ireland. Included: the “blanket protest” in 1976, when IRA prisoners refused to wear prison clothes; and the hunger strikes of 1981.
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07. Chain Gang Breakout
2001-06-13
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