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Episode 260: The Eastern State Penitentiary

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The Barbican in the New Metal Door

Back in medieval times, this thing that they added to the front of the prison was called a Barbican. The structure was there to heighten the security of the prison because things inside were just getting increasingly more violent. There was already a prison riot at one point because of low wages,. Like, people were stabbing each other. Now, fast forward all the way to 1937. They add another terrifying structure to the prison. And this time they do it in the front. Because before the metal door was installed, there was just a big wooden door.

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