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Chain Link Chain Gang

Maximum security section of the prison with cells on the left, the overhead chain link fencing was to keep object from being thrown onto people or guards from the upper floors or to break the fall of a fellow prisoner being thrown from the upper floor. The penitentiary is now a retired, gothic style prison located in Moundsville, WV. It operated from 1876 to 1995. It closed after a riot broke out in 1988 resulting in the deaths of 3 inmates and exposing the facility to the fact that it was not designed for todays criminals.

 

Night, near full moon, 265 second exposure, handheld light producing device set to gold, aquamarine, green yellow and soft white in a completely dark interior.

 

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Uploaded on May 16, 2024