The Big House (1998)

  • Premiered: Oct 1998
  • Episodes: 19
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • A&E
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Season 1
1x1
Alcatraz
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 12, 1998
Used originally as a military prison, the island housed the worst of the worst criminals.
1x2
Eastern State Penitentiary
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 13, 1998
This prison, where penitents were driven mad, was finally closed after years of riots.
1x3
Sing Sing
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 1998
The legendary New York prison ranks as one of America's most unsavory detention centers.
1x4
Leavenworth
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 1998
An exclusive look at America's first federal prison. Operating since 1895, Leavenworth has had its share of notoriety - from The Birdman of Alcatraz and exciting escapes to bloody riots and escalating violence.
1x5
Folsom
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 18, 1999
An inside-the-walls look at the violent history of Folsom Prison, which opened in 1880. Perhaps most famous for "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash and being home to Charles Manson.
1x6
Alderson Federal Women's Penitentiary
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 19, 1999
The history of the first federal women's prison, which opened in West Virginia in 1928.
1x7
San Quentin
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Air date
Jan 20, 1999
Step inside California's oldest prison, which called for permanent solitary confinement. Another prison made famous by Johnny Cash.
1x8 Season finale
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
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Air date
Jan 21, 1999
Paul Sorvino narrates the history of Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, which opened in 1902 and housed many Prohibition-era criminals. Included: the fire that temporarily closed the facility .. show full overview

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