Prison is where ya end up if you break the law. But only if you get caught! Also known as the Big House, the Pokey and many other interesting nicknames, prison is the one place where ain't nobody wanna be. The politically correct term for a prison is 'correctional facility', but who are they kiddin'? Ain't no correctin' going on there. Just a bunch of mean-looking dudes with bad tattoos and even worse attitudes working out in the yard, claiming territory (usually other inmates), and rolling up a newspaper so they can stab you in the eye with it.
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- Captain America II: Death Too Soon: Waterford Prison was a Federal prison located just outside of Portland, Oregon. In 1979, revolutionary terrorist General Miguel assumed the guise of the prison's warden and took control of the facility. He used it as his secret headquarters in which he forced a scientist named Professor Ian Ilson to create a chemical bio-weapon that would accelerate the aging process of organic material. Captain America came to the prison to stop General Miguel and the villain was ultimately done in by his own handiwork.
- Curse of Frankenstein, The: Victor Frankenstein is incarcerated for performing gruesome scientific experiments that resulted in the death of his maid, Justine. An hour before his scheduled execution, he tells his story to an attending priest from his jail cell.
- Tower of London: Historically, the Tower of London in the city of London has also served as a dungeon prison. The Norman Bishop of Durham, Ranulf Flambard, converted the Tower of London into a prison in 1100. In the film, the Duke of Gloucester, Richard III uses the dungeons in a systematic weeding out of his enemies by way of his club-footed executioner, Mord.
- Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies: After manifesting once again during a failed museum heist, the Wishmaster djinn assumed the human alias of Nathaniel Demerest and turned himself in, confessing to the murder of a security guard, which he did not commit. He was sent to a prison in Compton, where he used his devilish charm and wish fulfillment powers to create havoc amongst the guards and inmates.