Prison Chronicles Season 1 Episode 8 - Leavenworth

Airdate: 2024-Sep-02

Episode summary:

Leavenworth located 25-miles northwest of Kansas City--was the largest maximum-security federal prison in the United States for over a hundred years. Its imposing dome gave rise to the term "the big house". Here are three tales of the struggle to endure life behind its giant walls. Carl Panzram, a violent inmate who attacks his foreman. Then, a murderer, Robert Stroud, who becomes famous for his work with birds. And finally, the prison's drug trade gives rise to the most feared inmate in the country, Tommy Silverstein.

About Prison Chronicles series:

Prison Chronicles takes you inside some of the world's most notorious prisons. Every episode delves into the unique history of a specific pris...Show more >