The Holmesburg Prison Experiments

The Holmesburg Prison Experiments

From NWCZradio's Down The Rabbit Hole by Big D and Brandon

May 10, 2026 · 57 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the controversial experiments conducted by Dr. Abert Kligman at Holmesburg prison and the involvement of big pharma and the government.

Dr. Abert Kligman was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. After discovering what he called "acres of skin" at the Holmesburg prison he decided it was a great place for his experiments. Enter big pharma, the U.S. government and the military; not to stop him but to have him do even more experiments! What happened there was a nightmare of which Dr. Kligman never saw as a problem. Why? Email us at: downtherh@protonmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Big D, Brandon

Topics covered

  • prison experiments
  • medical ethics
  • pharmaceutical research
  • government involvement
  • human experimentation

Keywords

  • Holmesburg prison
  • Dr. Abert Kligman
  • experiments
  • big pharma
  • U.S. government
  • military
  • medical ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, big pharma, U.S. government, military

Places: Holmesburg prison

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