The Big House (1998)
A study of maximum-security prisons in the U.S. and Europe includes profiles of notable prisoners and wardens.
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Season 2 Episode List
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Episode 1 - Attica
Release Date: 2000-01-11The history of Attica Prison, from its construction in rural New York in the 1920s to the bloodiest prison riot in U.S. history in September 1971. Paul Sorvino narrates.
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Episode 2 - McNeil Island
Release Date: 2000-01-13 -
Episode 3 - Angola
Release Date: 2000-01-14A history of the Louisiana State Prison at Angola. Included: overcrowding; the annual prison rodeo. Paul Sorvino narrates.
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Episode 4 - Rahway
Release Date: 2000-05-09