The Big House (1998)

Called the "Castle on the Cumberland", its inspiring medieval presence is a focal point on the landscape.

Also known as "Big Mac", the Oklahoma State Penitentiary is a maximum security prison in McAlester and houses some of Oklahoma's most dangerous criminals. The facility opened in 1908 and houses about 1,100 inmates over 1,500 acres in northwest McAlester. Prison also houses Oklahoma's death row and is the site of all of the state's executions. In the wake of two violent riots, Oklahoma State Penitentiary's inmates live in solitary confinement.

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.