Best Of The Big House

History Documentary hosted by Paul Sorvino, published by History Channel in 2002 - English narration


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They are home to habitual criminals and incorrigibles, with long histories of overcrowding, protests, riots, violence and bloodshed. Visit some of the most intense and intriguing prisons in the United States, as THE BIG HOUSE profiles the penitentiaries, prisoners and wardens that continue to fascinate those on the outside. HISTORY dives deep into the correctional institutions that have hosted some of the world's most infamous criminals, with powerful insights from current and retired prison wardens and correctional officers.

Narrated by Paul Sorvino
Produced by GREYSTONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. For THE HISTORY CHANNEL

11)  Angola 
The Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola is one of the largest and most notorious maximum security prisons. Bordered on three sides by the Mississippi river "The Farm" has a particularly harsh reputation. It was once a 19th century plantation, and referred as "worst prison in America". Today "Alcatraz of the South" is home to some 5,000 inmates, most are serving life sentences and are expected to die on the penitentiary grounds and be buried in the prisoner's graveyard.

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Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 2689 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x544
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.324:1
Frames Per Second: 29.970
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 43:15.419
Number Of Parts: 12
Part Size: 861 - 895 MB
Ripped by: DocFreak08

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