Prison Chronicles, San Quentin
Season 1, Episode 6
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In Colorado, Ishmael Petty attacks the staff while an inmate starves himself to protest the prison's policies.
AlcatrazThree stories of men willing to take risks to escape the cold, dark cells of 'the Rock'.
Hanoi HiltonLocated in the city of Hanoi, Vietnam, Hanoi Hilton was an American prison during the Vietnam War. Its captives included John McCain.
Sing SingA 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'.
DannemoraKenneth Kimes, a notorious criminal, takes a Court TV producer hostage, adding a new layer of tension.
San QuentinSan Quentin, located 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.
AtticaAttica, a 90-year-old maximum-security prison in upstate New York, has a legacy of violence and inmate abuse stretching back decades.
LeavenworthSituated 25 miles northwest of Kansas City, Leavenworth stood as the largest maximum-security federal prison in the United States for over a century.
Devil's IslandFrance ships prisoners to Devil's Island located off French Guiana so they would vanish from the public eye.
AndersonvilleAndersonville was the last place a Union soldier wanted to end up during the Civil War; it became the final resting place for over 12,000 men.
Tower Of LondonPerched on the Thames, the Tower of London, built by William the Conqueror in 1078, is infamous for its history of torture and imprisonment.
The Soviet GulagIn its first 40 years, the Soviet Gulag system imprisoned 18 million and killed over 1.5 million. Discover three tales of survival.
Show more- About this episode
- San Quentin, located 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.
- GenreFeatures
- Seasons1
- ChannelSky History
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