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Watch rare footage of the last 27 prisoners leaving Alcatraz on March 21, 1963, the day the notorious federal penitentiary was closed for good due to major structural problems, which became a burdensome financial strain.

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Rare Footage of Alcatraz Prison’s Closing Day appeared first on Witnify.

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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been leased to the United States for use as a coaling and naval station since February 23, 1903, making it the oldest overseas U.S. Naval Base. Since 2002, the naval base has also served as a military prison for unlawful combatants captured during the War on Terror. In this video, one of those detainees talks about his time in the prison, including the kinds of psychological torture he was subjected to.

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Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Remembers His Time There appeared first on Witnify.

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On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash recorded a live album at Folsom State Prison. Cash had been performing at prisons since the late 1950s. The album reached number one on the country charts in the United States, and was in the top 15 of the national album chart. One of the songs Cash performed on the album, Greystone Chapel, was written by inmate Glenn Shirley. Shirley was unaware at the time of the recording that his song was going to be played. In this video, Shirley’s children, friends and Cash himself remember how Cash came to hear Shirley’s song and decide to perform it.

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Johnny Cash Performs At Folsom Prison appeared first on Witnify.