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8 Episodes 2000 - 2003
Episode 1
Mon, Jan 10, 2000
Attica Correctional Facility - opened in 1931, is a maximum security campus New York State prison in the town of Attica, New York. The prison was hailed as a model for the confinement of the most dangerous criminals.
Episode 3
Thu, Jan 13, 200044 mins
The Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, opened in 1901. It is a brutal maximum-security prison known as the 'Bloodiest Prison in America.' Most of the facility's 6,300 inmates will never see the outside world again.
Episode 4
Sun, Jun 30, 200244 mins
Located near Belfast, Maze Prison holds both Catholic and Protestant prisoners, members of paramilitary groups like the Irish Republican Army. The prison consists of 8 H-shaped cellblocks with cameras, searchlights, 16-foot walls, and guard towers.
Episode 5
Thu, Jan 18, 200144 mins
The Florida State Prison at Raiford was built on 18, 000 acres of farmland in 1913. The original maximum-security housing unit, nicknamed "The Rock", gave the prison its notorious reputation.
Episode 6
Thu, Jun 26, 200342 mins
Called the "Castle on the Cumberland", its inspiring medieval presence is a focal point on the landscape.
Episode 7
Wed, Jul 23, 200343 mins
The largest prison system in the free world, its 20,000 male and female inmates reflect the crimes and racial tensions of LA. The challenge is staggering feed 75,000 meals a day and keep 16,000 gang members from killing each other.
Episode 8
Wed, Jan 17, 200144 mins
Built in 1932, the federal penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, looks more like a church than a prison. When it opened, it was considered the most modern and humane prison in America.
Episode 9
Thu, May 29, 200343 mins
The State Penitentiary in Auburn, New York is the centerpiece of a city and a monument to one of America's first attempts at criminal rehabilitation.