Most Famous Prisons - List of Famous Historic Prisons

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Alcatraz (also known as "The Rock") is one of the most popular prisons in the world. From the moment of its creation in 1850 on a small rocky island in the San Francisco Bay it held some of the most hardened and notorious United States criminals, most notably Al …

The Most Notorious Prisons In The U.S. - NewsOne

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10 Famous Prisons In The US And Why

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Alcatraz prison is probably one of the most famous prisons in the US and the world at large. It was established in 1850 in San Francisco. Alcatraz housed one of the most …

Most Famous Prisons - List of Famous Historic Prisons

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Serving as a prison from 1100 to the middle of the 20th century, this famous prison held some of the most famous prisoners of all time - Sir Thomas More, King Henry VI, …

Famous Prisons: List of Top 5 US Supermax Prisons

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Among the legendary lockups is Alcatraz Federal Prison in San Francisco Bay, one that spawned dozens of creative stories and held some of the …

Top 10 Most Notorious Prisons In The U.S. - WOL-AM …

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Famous Inmates: Pete Rose, John Gotti, Thomas Silverstein The U.S. Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois opened in 1963 and in 15 years became the United States highest control security prison. It became the …

10 Amazing Abandoned US Prisons And Jails

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Alcatraz was built in 1912 as a military prison and operated as a federal prison between 1934 and 1963. Due to its location in the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was considered America's most isolated and …

Abandoned Prisons and Their History - Insider

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Here are 8 eerie, abandoned prisons around the US and the stories behind them. They all offer tours for those brave enough to step inside. ... These prisoners built a new facility from 1909 to 1911 that was …

List of United States federal prisons - Wikipedia

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The most restrictive facility in the federal prison system is USP Florence ADMAX, the federal supermax prison, which holds inmates who are considered the most …

The World’s Most Notorious Historic Prisons | Historical …

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Alcatraz operated as a maximum high-security federal prison from August 1934 until March 1963. It was home at one time or another to some of America’s most notorious felons including Al Capone, …