Eastern State Penitentiary was the world's first true
Penitentiary. In order to encourage penitence - or true regret - in the
hearts of criminals, inmates would spend their entire sentence in solitary
confinement. On the rare occasion when an inmate left his cell, a hood was
placed over his head to ensure his identity would remain anonymous.
Ideally, no inmate would ever see the face of another inmate.
Alcatraz Federal Prison Photo Gallery
West Virginia Penitentiary Photo Gallery
See Also:
The Tortured Souls of Eastern State Penitentiary
Haunting Ghost Stories From U.S. Prisons
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