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Season 1 – Prison Chronicles

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Inside the history and inner workings of prisons; covering institutions from the Tower of London to the high-tech ADX through interviews with journalists, former correctional officers and previously incarcerated individuals.
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Prison Chronicles — Season 1

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James Younger

Executive Producer

Kelly Mendelsohn

Executive Producer

Lori McCreary

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 29, 2024 Alcatraz Three stories of men willing to take risks to escape the cold, dark cells of "the Rock"; six convicts organize a jailbreak; three men attempt an elaborate breakout. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 29, 2024 ADX On ADX, "Alcatraz of the Rockies" located in Florence, Colorado, Ishmael Petty attacks the staff; Tommy Silverstein finds a way to communicate with Ramzi Youssef; an inmate starves himself to protest the prison's policies. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 5, 2024 Hanoi Hilton On the Hanoi Hilton, an American POW prison of the Vietnam War located in the city of Hanoi, Vietnam; captives include John McCain, the group of airmen who invent a secret communication code, and Jerimiah Denton who sneaks messages home on live TV. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 5, 2024 Sing Sing A maximum-security prison on the banks of the Hudson, just 30 miles north of New York City, gives rise to the saying, being sent up the river. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 12, 2024 Dannemora Dannemora prison opens in 1845 as a source of free labor for the local mines; Kenneth Kimes takes a Court TV producer hostage; Tupac Shakur stirs up trouble; Richard Matt and David Sweat attempt to escape. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 19, 2024 San Quentin San Quentin located in Marin County on the San Francisco Bay is California's oldest prison dating back to the gold rush, and home to the state's only gas chamber. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 26, 2024 Attica Attica, a 90-year-old maximum-security prison in upstate New York, has a legacy of violence and inmate abuse stretching back decades; stories include the serial killer Son of Sam who gets his throat slashed, a successful escape, and a riot. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 2, 2024 Leavenworth Leavenworth, located 25-miles northwest of Kansas City, K.S., was the largest maximum-security federal prison in the United States for over a hundred years; Carl Panzram, Robert Stroud and Tommy Silverstein share stories of life behind its walls. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 9, 2024 Devil's Island France ships prisoners to Devil's Island located off French Guiana so they would vanish from the public eye; Alfred Dreyfus, is a military officer is convicted of crimes he didn't commit. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 16, 2024 Andersonville In the heart of the Confederacy, Andersonville was the last place a Union soldier wanted to end up during the Civil War; only opened for 14 months, becoming the final resting place for over 12,000 men. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 23, 2024 Tower of London Located in the heart of London on the River Thames, the Tower of London's reputation for torture and beheadings fuels nightmares; originally built as a fortress by William the Conqueror in 1078, it becomes a prison in 1101. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 23, 2024 The Soviet Gulag Within the first forty years of operation, the Soviet Gulag system imprisons at least 18 million people and kills more than one and a half million; three tales of the fight for survival. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
James Younger, Kelly Mendelsohn, Lori McCreary
Network
History
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 29, 2024