THE HOLE
Officially named The
Gerald Huberman
Federal Correctional Facility, The Hole earned it's nick-name early on
during it's initial construction back in 1969 when the old played out
Kenshaw copper mine was purchased by the Federal government to be used
as the site for a new paranormal prison. Work went well and as
early as 1972 it began housing it's first "super villains". Ever
since the base has seen it's fair share of headaches. Bad luck,
prison breaks, allegations of corruption, all of them have plagued the
base and it's string of wardens. Despite this The Hole is still
considered The United States' most advanced paranormal detention
facility.
The Hole consists of twelve levels, each one can be blocked off in the
event of an attempted prison break or riot. Each level contains
it's own emergency power supply so that if the primary power source is
damaged (said power source is still classified. Rumors abound
that it is the salvaged power core of a Styf battleship.) the cells can
still be kept secure. The most dangerous prisoners are kept in
the lowest level, also known as the Hell Holes. It is here that
the most powerful and psychotic paranormals are incarcerated.
The Hole's prisoners are assigned various levels (also known as blocks)
depending on their primary power set. Each block has been given
it's own nick-name:
Brick House: This level is devoted to incarcerating prisoners with
super human strength.
Power Plant: paranormals with various energy projection powers are
residents of this level.
Dojo: Men and women with extraordinary physical abilities that do not
qualitfy them as "bricks" kept here.
Psyche Ward: Super humans with some form of mental power are kept on
this level. Sometimes certain inmates are kept on a strict
regimen of drugs to curtail their mental abilities.
Haunted House: This level contains those with paranormal
abilities.
There are sections
of The Hole unknown to the general public, even
unknow to a majority of the facility's employees and inmates. One
of these sections was discovered after The Hole's suffered a horrific
seismic event and Deputy Director MacReady's body was found.
Investigations as to whom authorized this particular section have
thusfar proven unfruitful.
The Hole has experienced at least two devastating jail breaks.
The first was during the Extra-Dimensional Invasion when the Tandians
punched a hole through the center of the facility, allowing numerous
inmates to escape and killing numerous personnel. The second
incident was during the aforementioned seismic event.
During the subsequent periods of
reconstruction many criminals were incarcerated at MacLaren Isle.