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Title
The big house
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Eastern state penitentiary
Leavenworth
Type
Moving Image
Monograph
Contribution
Sorvino, Paul (narration)
Subject
Stroud, Robert, 1890-1963
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania--History. (LCSH)
United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas--History. (LCSH)
Prisons--United States--History (LCSH)
Language
English
Classification
LCC: VAF 7763 (viewing copy)
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Moving Image Technique(s)
live action
Summary
The men who served time in the Eastern State Penitentiary and Leavenworth speak out in this fascinating look at America's most notorious prisons. Interviews from former inmates, guards, wardens and other insiders offer an unvarnished look at what life is like behind bars, while journalists and historians detail the stories that have become part of prison lore, including that of Robert Stroud, the infamous "Bird Man of Alcatraz" who was first incarcerated at Leavenworth.
Table Of Contents
Eastern State Penitentiary
Leavenworth.
Capture
broadcastDate: 1998-10-15
Duration
PT50M
Authorized Access Point
The big house. Eastern state penitentiary, Leavenworth