727 Comments for Lorton Reformatory

Sort Bill Many No inmates was escorted to chow, Maximum Security was a lockdown facility. Only time this stairwell was used during outside recreation, only 10 inmates at a time most times. Plus small movement of inmates for activities, inmates be retained with a three pieces cuffs n chains suite, if going outside.. If not they be escorted with handcuffs for internal movement

Look like one of those tiers from CB 2, 4, or 6. Looks good condition could place inmates inside right now.

This was walkway to chow and visiting hall, plus the way to CB 7 (General Population) at Max

Look like one of the tires from cellblock 1, 3, and 5. Those cellblock's were protective custody blocks.. I worked at Max for 6 years

Hello just wanted to say, Thanks for the remembers, I was a former Correctional Officer(Max Officer) assigned to Maximum Security or everybody know it as "The Wall or Max".

Barry Farm is a slum in S.E DC. 100% composed of project housing, it has been one of the 3 lowest income neighborhoods on the East coast since roughly the 1970s, and easily the worst in DC. During the 1980s gang culture in Compton, CA got much more publicity, but the gang crime rate was actually higher in S.E DC.

In the gangsta community, coming from a place like Barry Farm gives you instant street cred, and street cred must be always flaunted and displayed. Whatever his other antisocial personality traits, Ol' Hubcap aka Hitman seems to have good self esteem.

Wished I could have found this! Thanks for the gallery. Wonderful shots. Lots of memories.

Beg to differ with you Bill Many. These are actually 1, 3 and 5 dorms and the view is from the general pop side 2, 4 and 6. The bldg behind 5 dorm is on the Hill. Also this is not the yard but the area that kept gen pop from the pc dorms. The yard was in front of 2 dorm and behind 6 dorm with rec areas between 2 & 4 and 4 & 6.

These gates were added when the blocks were changed to lockdown blocks. When they were open population the space between the cell front and the wall were not enclosed.

Just a survival note: you don't sleep with your head towards the bars. If the toilet bothers you make a cover with newspaper and tape or whatever is available.

The stainless steel combo is a new addition. Sometime after 1983. And the radiators on the walls were hot enough to grill cheese, keep coffee warm and melt faces. If you desired privacy you put up a sheet.

It's the door to the rec yard and walkway

And Michael how is it that you remember the 1983 riot and the count of officers injured? One of the officers injured in that incident was named Michael and he left soon after. If by some off chance that was you I offer my belated apologies. It wasn't personal.

Not a lot of toothbrushes sharpened here. Real steel and very inventive prisoners... MacGyver's. Every unsecured piece of steel, hard plastic or wood that had potential was utilized. LMSF cell blocks were small. Perhaps 25 cells per tier, single cell, 2 tiers per side.

No going to the the outside world here. This was the entrance to the Hill. Elle oh Elle hopefully your uncle did not stay here long because LMSF was mind numbing.