Why Chicago has a Skyscraper Prison

Today we discover Chicagos Skyscraper Prison, the Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago.

00:00 - Introducing Chicagos Skyscraper Prison
01:00 - The history of Chicagos Prison system
03:18 - Why The Metropolitan Correctional Center was built in Chicago
04:20 - The unique design of MCC
05:30 - How Metropolitan Correctional Center is organized
06:09 - Notable Prisoners and escapes at Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago
11:21 - R. Kellys incarceration at Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago
13:28 - The real prisoner behind Orange is the New Black
14:54 - Touring Chicagos Metropolitan Correctional Center
17:56 - Metropolitan Correctional Centers Impact on Chicago

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