Travel Photography Photos tagged as prison
Some movies and TV shows have been filmed at the Yuma Territorial Prison, Including the Three Musketeers, with John Wayne
This is the way the main cell block looks today. It doesn't look like a fun place to spend a summer or two.
The guard tower sits on top of the water tank for the prison.
The main entrance through the wall was called the Sallyport, from the Spanish "salir por la puerta", meaning "to go out the door"
The prison is right on the Colorado River where the old bridges cross.
There was one cell used for prisoners who caused too much trouble. It had no light (no holes at all), so was called 'the dark cell' - duh.
This is the inside of one of the cells that's been set up to reflect about how it looked when in use (circa 1900?). Not much room for six men.
This is looking through one of the cells in the main cell block. Six bunks would have lined the walls.
This is a photo of the historic and decommissioned Missouri State Prison in Jefferson City, Missouri.
The execution chamber used when Japan had control of Korea. The prison was used for the Korean resistance fighters.