Plan, Eastern State Penitentiary.
Image: Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Prison Imperfection
by J. T. Clark
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2004/0804/culture_1-1.html
Prison design has long been controversial. During the
19th century, when wide-scale prison construction began
in the western United States, prisons were criticized
for providing a better quality of life to their wards
than was available to some law-abiding citizens.
Conversely, in recent times human rights groups have
sought to improve prison conditions worldwide by
criticizing the quality of the facilities themselves.
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