The Infographics Show: Prison & Punishment

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LATEST EPISODE

S3 E8: Worst Punishments in the History of Mankind: Running the Gauntlet and Bottle Dungeon

Original Air Date: Oct 23, 2025

Unearth origins of "running the gauntlet" and oubliette as well as the sadistic methods used on prisoners.

5:44-6:13PM

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29m

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2026

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Animated

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Available with Freestream

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S5 E14: How Insanely Creative Prisoners Escaped from Maximum-Security Prison: Part 1

Original Air Date: Apr 7, 2026

Explore the 2015 Clinton Prison escape as inmates charm a supervisor to plan their breakout.

Sep 29

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5:50PM

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22m

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S5 E11: Death Row in Different Countries; Things You Should Never Say in Prison

Original Air Date: Apr 7, 2026

Explore how the death penalty works worldwide; learn prison slang you must know to survive!

Sep 28

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2:09PM

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31m

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S5 E10: Escaping Prison Via Mail

Original Air Date: Apr 2, 2026

Meet Richard McNair, the escape artist who famously mailed himself out of prison.

4:30-4:55PM

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25m

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S5 E8: Why You Wouldn't Survive Solitary Confinement

Original Air Date: Apr 2, 2026

Explore the experience of solitary confinement and how isolation can drive a person to madness over time.

4:55-5:21PM

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26m

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S5 E2: Insane Ways People Have Smuggled Things Into Prison

Original Air Date: Apr 13, 2026

Discover the wild and bizarre ways people have smuggled items into prisons.

3:21-3:50PM

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29m

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