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Prison
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Cell in Welfare Island Penitentiary, New York, 1924.
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Joliet Branch was constructed of stone quarried at the prison site in
1853-1855. Two cell houses, one with 400 cells and one with 500 cells.
Dimensions of the cells: 7' long by 4.75' wide by 7' high. No toilet facilities,
note the bucket and crockery water container.
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An old cell in the old south wing
of Auburn Prison in Auburn, New York, 1934.
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Cell in Sing Sing Prison, Ossining,
New York.
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An inmate cell at Elmira, circa 1937.
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A typical cell in Berks County Prison,
Reading, Pennsylvania. Photo br John A. Tenschert.
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A padded cell with the padded door
of the toilet open.
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Individual cell at the Penitentiary
of Peurto Rico.
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The cell interior of F Block at an
unknown prison.
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Early form of cell entertainment
involved piping local radio programs into the cells. San Quentin, California.
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