328 Comments for Essex County Penitentiary

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Looks like they had the misfortune of jailing the world's strongest man in that cell
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There is something about this picture that makes it....very trippy to look at
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Screw getting locked in there, I wouldn't even set foot in that hallway!
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To believe such a short span of time had passed since its abandonment led to all this massive decay
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I don't think I have ever seen flourescent light fixtures a big as those before. Though I agree with Mica seeing them as food troughs. They are easily big enough
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i missed the chair -I swear it' s Motts signature for us
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Fantastic picture - yes it is, really.....but
to think people spent time living there is disheartening and depressing -
How could it ever encourage improved behaviour or any change ?
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Claustrophobia, sorry. Belive it or not I had a college level reading and vocabulary ability by 8th grade, I'm just lousey speller. My Mom thinks it's funny.
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The orange thing at the far end looks like an old GOTT cooler.
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Kind of weird though. Everthing else is just dumped or piled in a jumble. These are layed out nice and neat.
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Not something you'd want to wear on the street thought, at least my son says so.
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It does look big. Is it a toothbrush Motts?
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At least the person said please & thank you.
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This is something you rarely see today, a phone booth.
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The rust stains don't help at all, BKW.