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Blackgate is/was the prison in the DC universe when arkham isn't an option because they are just evil, not insane.

Oz was a tv series on HBO from 97 to 03 and really 'harsh' look at the prison system.
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Definitely going in that direction. I mean, after a cursory youtube search, I'm not sure it's going to be quite as dark as Oz, but... The prisoners start out with a fair degree of freedom, your average guard is under orders not to get involved in violent conflicts unless they're part of the Riot Unit, and things can genuinely get really shit. The hero willing to sacrifice his time fighting crime on the outside by getting into trouble could actually start doing the traditional superhero vs. villain thing [i]in the prison[/i]. A lot of people can and will die, like in the show, if we're going to get all medieval on the side of prison crime/stopping prison crime.