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The Big House

1h

Documentary

A study of maximum-security prisons in the U.S. and Europe includes profiles of notable prisoners and wardens.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

San Quentin

1. San Quentin

1h

1st Jan 1998

Alcatraz

2. Alcatraz

1h

Sing Sing

3. Sing Sing

1h

Alderson Women's

4. Alderson Women's

1h

Folsom

5. Folsom

1h

18th Oct 1999

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.

Leavenworth

6. Leavenworth

1h

15th Oct 1998

Eastern State

7. Eastern State

1h

Atlanta

8. Atlanta

1h

First air date

1st Jan 1998

Last air date

23rd Jul 2003

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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