There is perhaps nothing more poignant than an abandoned prison . When you see these haunting image , it ’s arduous not to imagine what once went on in these now - crumbling rooms .
A jail on the island of Procida in Italy, built in 1563 as a castle, transformed into a prison in 1815, closed in 1988.
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Vilvoorde Prison, Vilvoorde, Belgium, opened in the late 18th century as a prison, later used as a military hospital, barracks and a dentention centre. It was closed in 1974.
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Old Salem Jail, Salem, Massachusetts, constructed in 1813, closed in 1991.
It wasturned into luxury apartment in 2012 .
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The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened in 1829, closed in 1971.
And here ’s Al Capone ’s cell :
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The Old Essex County Jail (also known as Newark Street Jail), designed by John Haviland, built in 1837, abandoned in 1970, Newark, New Jersey
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Moundsville West Virginia Penitentiary, operated between 1866 and 1995 in Moundsville, West Virginia.
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The Sinop Fortress Prison, a Turkish state prison inside a fortress in Sinop, Turkey. Opened in 1887, closed in 1997. Now it’s open to public.
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Holmesburg Prison, built in 1896, closed in 1995, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This facility was the site of some dermatological, pharmaceutical and biochemical weapons research projects involving testing on inmates.
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Tennessee State Prison, opened in 1898, closed since 1992, Nashville, Tennessee.
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Atlanta Prison Farm, operated between 1945 and 1995.
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A top secret prison and labor camp on Goli Otok (Barren Island), now in Croatia. The uninhabited island was made into a high-security, secret prison for political prisoners, used between 1949 and 1956 by the Yugoslavian government.
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