Lockdown

Photograph of a crumbling prison
Photograph by Marcin Haszczu

Today is the anniversary of the closing of Alcatraz, one of the most infamous prisons of all time. So we’ve put together a short post about prisons, freedom, and their representation in sci-fi and fantasy.

io9 covers 10 of the greatest prison breaks in sci-fi and fantasy

An impressive review of 14 of the ‘freakiest’ prisons

Bitch Magazine explores the concepts of retribution, punishment and freedom in the context of sci-fi prisons

-Robert Heinlein’s penal sci-fi classic ‘The Moon is a Harsh Mistress‘ will be adapted to film by X-Men director Brian Singer

Wired writes on the new sci-fi prison comic series ‘Bitch Planet’

Finally, the amazingly gory and hilarious Adult Swim show ‘Superjail’