The Big House — Season 1, Episode 5: Folsom

Episode synopsis

Paul Sorvino narrates this look inside Folsom Prison, a California penitentiary that opened in 1880 and housed infamous criminals such as Charles Manson and Jake Oppenheimer. Also: the multiple hangings that occurred between 1895 and 1937.

About The Big House

A study of maximum-security prisons in the U.S. and Europe includes profiles of notable prisoners and wardens.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1San Quentin
• E2Alcatraz
• E3Sing Sing
• E4Alderson Women's
• E6Leavenworth
• E7Eastern State
• E8Atlanta