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Doing Time

Doing Time

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Sobering sight. Beautiful photography.
Larry D
Wed 01-26-2011
I am now in Sing Sing.
A D Nilsen
Wed 01-26-2011
Kinda reminds me of that scene in American History X when Edward Norton steps out of his cell and realises he's the only white guy on the block.
Rachel
Wed 01-26-2011
imagine the spirits roaming this place
eldokid@aol.com
Wed 01-26-2011
Yeah, eldokid. I wonder how many poor souls died here, only to have their spirits roaming this place for all time.

I love this shot! It really makes you FEEL like you are behind these bars.
MamaToFiveInPA
Wed 01-26-2011
Wow, great shot. Looks to be in very good condition, no ceilings falling in, etc. Amazing for a 101 year old building.
BKW Ontario
Wed 01-26-2011
I can just hear those bars closing...Can you just imagine your first night there!?
LucieLou
Wed 01-26-2011
kinda sobering now ain't it ?
ferdy
Wed 01-26-2011
home sweet home
Joe
Thu 01-27-2011
imagine how many toothbrushes were sharped on that floor lol (not really funny)
colin
Thu 01-27-2011
Not a place I would want to spend any time in!! Very depressing.
siouxblue in Oklahoma
Thu 01-27-2011
It looks pretty compact. Are prisons really this small?
coco
Fri 01-28-2011
@coco

Yes. But this is just one block of cells. There are probably more in tiers.
Gulliver Foyle
Mon 01-31-2011
The dead zombie prisoners are still there, but they don't exactly chase people for their brains. That's not the end they want.
autoguy
Mon 01-31-2011
what do they want autoguy??
aylah
Tue 02-01-2011
For a first timer, the sight of the long row of cells would really raise the spincter factor.
Raymond Dotson
Thu 02-03-2011
The school of hard knocks.
Kolfritz
Sat 02-05-2011
So many riots has happened at this prison through out the years. Like in 1983, a riot happened that injured 8 guards. A Muslim riot happened here in 1962 A terrible riot happened in 1974, it was sooo bad, that inmates took people hostage. Fires also happened here in 1983, and 1986. The fires in 1986 were sooo bad according to the news article. It damaged 14 buildings, it also destroyed 5 of them. I mean wow this prison has a huge history. Probably more then what I have been saying on here.
Michael
Tue 03-15-2011
Imagine accidentally getting locked in a cell!
Nich
Fri 05-06-2011
I worked "behind the wall" for 12 months in 1975. It was an intersting place, full of many different personalities. It was an experience not to be forgotten.
Bill Many
Fri 05-06-2011
i feel like being in a place like this its like a complete void....every minute of your life elongated like time is never going to pass by, its really freaky to think that some people lived everyday of their lives in there :(
Sammi
Tue 05-31-2011

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