Solitary Confinement
by Jackie Sajewski
Title
Solitary Confinement
Artist
Jackie Sajewski
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Photographed in the Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield Ohio. Built in 1886, the Ohio State Reformatory was designed to humanely rehabilitate first-time offenders, and was initially applauded as a positive step toward prison reform. However, conditions rapidly deteriorated. After 94 years of operation, the prison’s legacy became one of abuse, torture, and murder. Denounced by civil rights activists for its "brutalizing and inhumane conditions,” the prison eventually shut down in 1990.
Now, within the decaying walls of this abandoned prison, the restless spirits of its prisoners and workers are said to still remain confined.
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December 8th, 2016
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