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Explore 10 Notorious Prisons

  
 
Of all the jails in the United States, these less-than-luxurious lockups have gotten the most buzz. Want to know what a stay is like without sullying your clean criminal record? Take a virtual tour of the 10 most notorious prisons in U.S. history.
 
 
2. San Quentin
Marin County, Calif.
 
3. Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island, Calif.
 
4. Sing Sing
Ossining, N.Y.
 
5. Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
 
7. Attica
Attica, N.Y.
 
8. Folsom State Prison
Folsom, Calif.
 
9. U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth
9. U.S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth
 
10. Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola
West Feliciana Parish, La.
 
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