99% Invisible
99% Invisible
Roman Mars
99% Invisible-26- Chicago’s Jailhouse Skyscraper
7 minutes Posted May 19, 2011 at 9:15 pm.
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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 →