Episode 24 - Prison Breaks

Prison Breaks are very popular in the movies and TV but they are just as insetting when it comes to real life. This episode we are covering a bunch of cases of what we think are compelling prison breaks. This episode we collaborate with a friend of the show beer podcast What The Hops from Buffalo New York.Frank FreshwatersThis is the real life Shawshank Redemption case with a little bit of Florida Man thrown in.Beer pairing for this story is Florida Cracker by Cigar City BrewingSourcesWikipediaWikipediaWKYCSound ClipAttica Correctional FacilityIn 1971 a prison riot broke out and would go on for 4 days.SourcesAG.NV.GovAG.NV.GovDemocrat and ChronicaleNews.wbfo.orgThe GuardianNew YorkerAttica (1974) director Cinda FirestoneBlood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson (2016)Alcatraz Prison BreakIn 1962 a few inmates made a break from it in the inescapable prison.Beer pairing for this story is Mischief from The Bruery.SourcesWikipeidaHistoryNY PostThe First Canadian Helicopter Prison BreakKent Institution is the only Maximum Security Federal Prison in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory and it turns out that it was a bit to easy to break out of back in 1990.Beer pairing for this story is As If from Twin Sails BrewingSourcesUPIVancouver SunNational PostO CanadaCSC.SCC.GC.CAWikipediaWikipediaTrue Crime Podcast – Dark Poutine PodcastBig Heads Media Promo – Franchise Tag PodcastBrew CrimeWebsite, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Facebook Group, Youtube, patreonBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/brew-crime-podcast--3268019/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices