I don't remember Blackgate being mentioned in the first two of the Nolan Batman Trilogy. Was the prison built to house all the extra criminals imprisoned because of the Dent Act or was it there all along?
In The Dark Knight, Lau is told if he doesn't take the stand he will be sent to "county". Is "county" meant to be referring to Blackgate Prison?
Answer
According to the animated series, Blackgate Prison was built by Harvey Dent and Bruce Wayne.
There's no reference to it in the first two Nolan films, but there are many references to it in the video games Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City.
For reference: Arkham Asylum is the psychiatric hospital that hosts insane criminals, while Blackgate Prison is the penitentiary for other sorts of criminals, like mobsters and mafia bosses.
Some detail:
- 1993 COMICS: In Batman #491, Bane destroyed the Arkham building, and its inmates were temporary moved to Blackgate, until the new building was opened in Batman #521.
- 1992-1995 CARTOON (Batman: The Animated Series): episodes 1x9, 1x49, 2x7. And maybe much more. In this universe it's called "Stonegate Penitentiary" but it's exactly the same one.
- 1997 COMICS (Batman: Blackgate Vol 1)
- CARTOON (Batman: The Brave and the Bold): a few episodes
- 2009 - VIDEOGAME (Arkham Asylum): The backstory is the one above. In addition, one of the Riddler's trophy is the Blackgate Prisoners Trophy (located at the roof of guard tower closest to the Gardens)
- 2009 - PROMOTIONAL WEBSITE (ArkhamCare.com): Warner Bros promotional website. It's cited on the fake news.
- 2011 - VIDEOGAME (Batman: Arkham City): Backstory. Arkham City exhists since Asylum and Blackgate were almost destroyed and can't be used.
- other COMICS (countless): http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Blackgate_Penitentiary/Appearances
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