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The prison came to be known as Club Medellin or Hotel Escobar because it was less of a prison and more of a playground. As we see in this clip, Escobar had regular shipments of booze, electronics and prostitutes to the prison. Whenever he wasn’t too busy partying, his family would come to visit him at least three times a week. In fact, he even built a dollhouse for his daughter inside the prison. And he had all the equipment he needed to continue to operate his business. Cell phones, radio transmitters and fax machines were all over the prison.

"After two years of a relentless bombing campaign, the government caved in. On June 19, 1991, the Colombian government prohibited extradition and that same day Pablo turned himself in to the authorities. Escobar got what he wanted. Even better. He got to serve his prison term in a prison he designed himself: La Catedral. Built in Envigado at the top of a winding dirt road positioned perfectly to protect him from his enemies. At the same time, the U.S. passed a law that DEA and CIA agents could arrest drug smugglers on foreign soil and bring them back to the U.S. Escobar also chose this spot because he knew every inch of it. He camped there when he was a kid and made sure the prison had several escape routes in place in case push came to shove. "

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Escobar loved soccer so he had a personal soccer field installed outside the prison. Famous soccer players would regularly visit him in jail. Several members of the Colombian national team played against the Medellin Cartel once. The games were always long, as Escobar dragged them out until he won. Sore loser anyone?

La Catedral was unlike any prison you’ve ever seen. It looked like a shithole from the outside, but that was just to maintain appearances. Inside, Escobar decorated it like any drug dealer would. His room had a circular rotating bed, a 60-inch TV and a bathroom with a Jacuzzi. Escobar also had a state-of-the-art kitchen, a bar and a nightclub for the other 14 of his sicario friends who went to prison with him. But those friends weren’t safe. He reportedly liked to play cruel jokes in prison. Escobar once popped an Alka-Seltzer in his mouth and pretended to foam at the mouth after one of his men brought him coffee. He ordered that the man be tied down and pointed a machine gun at his head while he begged for his life for 10 minutes before they said it was a joke. Sick sense of humor.

The prison came to be known as Club Medellin or Hotel Escobar because it was less of a prison and more of a playground. As we see in this clip, Escobar had regular shipments of booze, electronics and prostitutes to the prison. Whenever he wasn’t too busy partying, his family would come to visit him at least three times a week. In fact, he even built a dollhouse for his daughter inside the prison. And he had all the equipment he needed to continue to operate his business. Cell phones, radio transmitters and fax machines were all over the prison

La Catedral was unlike any prison you’ve ever seen. It looked like a shithole from the outside, but that was just to maintain appearances. Inside, Escobar decorated it like any drug dealer would. His room had a circular rotating bed, a 60-inch TV and a bathroom with a Jacuzzi. Escobar also had a state-of-the-art kitchen, a bar and a nightclub for the other 14 of his sicario friends who went to prison with him. But those friends weren’t safe. He reportedly liked to play cruel jokes in prison. Escobar once popped an Alka-Seltzer in his mouth and pretended to foam at the mouth after one of his men brought him coffee. He ordered that the man be tied down and pointed a machine gun at his head while he begged for his life for 10 minutes before they said it was a joke. Sick sense of humor.

After two years of a relentless bombing campaign, the government caved in. On June 19, 1991, the Colombian government prohibited extradition and that same day Pablo turned himself in to the authorities. Escobar got what he wanted. Even better. He got to serve his prison term in a prison he designed himself: La Catedral. Built in Envigado at the top of a winding dirt road positioned perfectly to protect him from his enemies. At the same time, the U.S. passed a law that DEA and CIA agents could arrest drug smugglers on foreign soil and bring them back to the U.S. Escobar also chose this spot because he knew every inch of it. He camped there when he was a kid and made sure the prison had several escape routes in place in case push came to shove.