I’ve been exploring the various locations used for Yankton Federal Prison in Twin Peaks: The Return on Showtime. This time, we stop by Warden Dwight Murphy’s office as seen in Part 7. Like several other scenes that take place in the prison, the office set is located at Sybil Brand Institute in Los Angeles, California.
The tour of scenes shot inside Sybil Brand Institute in Los Angeles, California continues with a look at Mr. C’s jail cell at Yankton Federal Prison. These interior scenes appear in Twin Peaks Parts 5 and 7 on Showtime.
In a recent article, I discussed the exterior locations used for Yankton Federal Prison in Twin Peaks on Showtime. This time we venture inside to the administration hallways from this California location that was once home to a women’s prison.
In Twin Peaks Part 4, 5 and 7 on Showtime, action took place at Yankton Federal Prison in South Dakota. In reality, scenes were shot at Sybil Brand Institute, the former Los Angeles County correctional facility for women that closed in 1997. Since there are multiple scenes that take place both inside and out the prison, I’ve…
In Twin Peaks Part 7 on Showtime, there is an aerial establishing shot of Yankton Federal Prison in Sioux City, South Dakota. But like many things in Twin Peaks, looks can be deceiving. The real location used for this establishing shot is located approximately 1,388 miles to the east of the actual   minimum security federal prison…