Miami Prison: the shadow rental
Miami, wonderful city of excess in all aspects, with his prison could not be less.
Text and photo: Mariano Germain-Coley (Miami)
The other day I was filming an advertisement for Honda in the middle of downtown Miami when the producer approached me and told me that although everyone has in mind that the maximum-security federal prisons are like those in the type series OZ, Prison Break etc is not always so.
In fact, the maximum security federal prison more importate U.S. is in Miami and did not look anything like the universe of the series.
Me dijo: See that building with elongated windows? Yes, I replied. Well, there are prisoners half of the drug barons that USA stops; was also enclosed the Panamanian dictator Noriega before extradition.
According added, The jail was built in 1995 and has space for over 1.000 prisoners, all considered dangerous and basically convicted for drug trafficking and large-scale sexual crimes. The defendants are tried in court, a building a few meters from the prison, and once convicted no longer go out. From the Court, through an underground passage, are taken to their new premises. Those who are more fortunate have windows overlooking the street and exercise have a small patio.
