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99% Invisible-26- Chicago’s Jailhouse Skyscraper
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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2011
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Podcast episode
Description
The Metropolitan Correctional Center, or MCC, is a federal jail right in the middle of downtown Chicago. It’s a triangle-shaped skyscraper, 27 stories, with tall, super-narrow, irregularly-spaced windows up and down each wall. The outside walls look like old computer … Continue reading →
Released:
May 20, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
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