The Big House
★ 7 · 1998 · 60m · Documentary
A study of maximum-security prisons in the U.S. and Europe includes profiles of notable prisoners and wardens.
Episodes
▶1. San Quentin60m · ▶2. Alcatraz60m · ▶3. Sing Sing60m · ▶4. Alderson Women's60m · ▶5. Folsom60m · Paul Sorvino narrates this look inside Folsom Prison, a California penitentiary that opened in 1880 and housed infamous criminals such as Charles Manson and Jake Oppenheimer. Also: the multiple hangings that occurred between 1895 and 1937.▶6. Leavenworth60m · ▶7. Eastern State60m · ▶8. Atlanta60m ·