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3 days ago · Among the songs recorded at early basement sessions were covers of “Folsom Prison Blues” and “The Banks of the Royal Canal” (the latter is particularly affecting), both songs written—metaphorically—from inside prison walls.
3 days ago · Both young men were inundated with letters from women all over the world. And they soon found love despite the prison walls and razor wire.
3 days ago · Inmate 455 was no ordinary prisoner. George Blake, the 43-year-old ex-MI6 spy turned Soviet agent, had been unmasked in 1961 following a tip-off from a Russian defector. At the Old Bailey that...
Oct 1, 2024 · Uncover the secrets hidden inside the most dangerous prison in California: New Folsom.
5 days ago · The church located inside the walls of the Connacht prison provided a remarkable venue for Nathan to take to the stage. Read more: Nathan Carter talks new beginnings at home in Fermanagh: 'I wanted to make some changes'
Oct 1, 2024 · Written in 1953, the song’s origins lie in an unlikely place – a movie. While stationed in Germany with the Air Force, Cash saw “Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison” and was inspired to create a song that captured the desperation and despair of prison life.
5 days ago · On October 14, 2014, the City of Folsom unveiled phase 1 of the Johnny Cash Trail to the public with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Rosanne Cash. Along the trail, eight larger-than-life public art pieces will tell the story of Johnny Cash, his connection to Folsom Prison, and his epic musical career.
6 days ago · Folsom Prison is about 20 miles from the California state capital of Sacramento. It's the second oldest prison in the state after San Quentin. Some of its prisoners included Eldridge Cleaver, Suge Knight, Timothy Leary, and Erik Menendez.
4 days ago · A coronial inquest in Western Australia is taking us behind the walls of Unit 18 - a notorious facility inside an adult male prison used to detain juveniles where an Indigenous boy died last year.
