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Ok. I'm trying to find Joliet Prison (which is used as Fox River State Penitentiary) on Google Earth.

Does this look like Fox River to you?

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Adum said:
Ok. I'm trying to find Joliet Prison (which is used as Fox River State Penitentiary) on Google Earth.

Does this look like Fox River to you?
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it doesnt to me, im looking for the psych ward and the other places but cant identify them
 
the_one_deep86 said:
Adum said:
Ok. I'm trying to find Joliet Prison (which is used as Fox River State Penitentiary) on Google Earth.

Does this look like Fox River to you?
QUOTE]

it doesnt to me, im looking for the psych ward and the other places but cant identify them
Or the guard towers.
 
Hmm, this may be a stupid question, but how did they film prison break? I mean is that a disused prison? It looks to me as a fully functional unit and have been wondering how they got around inmates etc
 
^I think they used inmates as extras, though don't quote me on that. It could be disused. it's defo the prison break prison, you can see the characteristic 3 turrets on the main middle tower.
 
If someone has the time to circle and point out all of these features that would be great. I'm not seeing it, but that could be becuase I haven't watched the first season since it finished an age ago.
 
S7yl3s said:
Hmm, this may be a stupid question, but how did they film prison break? I mean is that a disused prison? It looks to me as a fully functional unit and have been wondering how they got around inmates etc

It is infact disused. Theres an interesting featurette on the real life prison on the season 1 dvds btw :).
 
Slightly OT...

Isn't there a Sly Stallone movie set in a prison where they used prisoners as extras? I'm sure I read somewhere that they gave him a hard time because of his image as a 'tough guy'...
 
Hostile17 said:
It is infact disused. Theres an interesting featurette on the real life prison on the season 1 dvds btw :).

Thanks mate, looks in very good condition to be honest, I expect it had some re-dec for the programme? I may pick up the boxset soon actually, but I need to get all the 24 boxsets, Prison Break, I'm waiting and going to get Heroes (that's great) and I'm sure there's more!
 
_NoName_ said:
Slightly OT...

Isn't there a Sly Stallone movie set in a prison where they used prisoners as extras? I'm sure I read somewhere that they gave him a hard time because of his image as a 'tough guy'...

Tango and Cash?

Quality film
 
S7yl3s said:
Thanks mate, looks in very good condition to be honest, I expect it had some re-dec for the programme? I may pick up the boxset soon actually, but I need to get all the 24 boxsets, Prison Break, I'm waiting and going to get Heroes (that's great) and I'm sure there's more!

FUN FACT!!

Michael/Sucre's cell was the inhabited by John Wayne Gacy when it was open.
 
Wikipedia said:
The majority of the first season of Prison Break was filmed on location at Joliet Prison, Illinois.[9] After it was closed down in 2002, Joliet Prison became the permanent set of Prison Break in 2005, and was immortalized as Fox River State Penitentiary on screen. Scenes set in Lincoln's cell, the infirmary and the prison yard were all shot on location at the prison.
 
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