Monday, June 29, 2009

eastern state penitentiary

on sunday, eric, juli, adam and i went to eastern state penitentiary.
a little background on it: it's considered to be the world's first true penitentiary; it was the first to use solitary confinement; al capone was held here

eastern state penitentiary

we got ready for our audio tour

eastern state penitentiary
eastern state penitentiary

eastern state penitentiary

i think this was death row
eastern state penitentiary

eastern state penitentiary

al capone's cell
eastern state penitentiary

eastern state penitentiary

they also have art installations throughout the prison
juxtaposition
eastern state penitentiary

purge incomplete
represents the plumbing at the penitentiary, which had running water before the white house
eastern state penitentiary

eastern state penitentiary

gtmo
represents an actual cell at gtmo
eastern state penitentiary

ghost cats
represents the cats that took up residence at the penitentiary
eastern state penitentiary

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