"The Eastern States Penitentiary was the first penitentiary in America, designed to reform criminals rather than punish them, through solitary confinement and labor. It was an the most modern building in America when it first opened in 1842. The prison operated until 1971, and now is a ruin." (Image Title: "Eastern States Penitentiary" | Author: Victoria Pickering | Source: Flickr | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Eastern States Penitentiary
"The Eastern States Penitentiary was the first penitentiary in America, designed to reform criminals rather than punish them, through solitary confinement and labor. It was an the most modern building in America when it first opened in 1842. The prison operated until 1971, and now is a ruin." (Image Title: "Eastern States Penitentiary" | Author: Victoria Pickering | Source: Flickr | License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)