An exhibition exploring artistic expression, poetry, and performance created by Lorton Reformatory inmates. The exhibit was held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from October 1970 to November 1970. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition.

2022年10月12日 · Named for one of the arrested suffragette protesters, the Lucy Burns Museum tells the tale of the prison’s history. Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, it offers a package called the Guided Cellblock Tour.

2018年3月21日 · The Lorton corrections facility has a rich and surprising history. Originally a men’s prison called the Occoquan Workhouse, it was built in 1910 in the spirit of the progressive reform movement championed by President Theodore Roosevelt, seeking to reform inmates through hard work and practice in trades.

2015年5月22日 · In the early years of Lorton Reformatory, which operated from 1916 to 2001, the inmates actually made bricks and used them to erect prison buildings.

2021年8月31日 · The Lorton Prison Complex, also known as the Workhouse, Reformatory and Penitentiary or the DC Workhouse, was a prison built in the “academical campus” style modeled by the University of Virginia. The buildings date from the 1920s and 1930s, constructed of bricks made by incarcerated people in kilns located on the Occoquan River.

Lorton Prison . From its inception in 1910, the Occoquan Workhouse (later known as Lorton Prison) was designed to be a self-sustaining facility. Inmates cut trees and milled the lumber for the original buildings. Later they built kilns for the production of …

2021年12月4日 · The black and white photographs in this exhibition are from the Lorton Photography Workshop, a program at Lorton Prison during the decade of the 1980s. Founded by photographer Karen Ruckman and supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the workshops were a unique moment in prison arts education.

2023年9月23日 · The Lorton Correctional Facility, also known simply as Lorton Reformatory, was a prison complex located in Lorton, Virginia. Washington DC established Lorton in the early 20th century. Originally, Lorton offered more humane treatment of prisoners, including vocational training, than other prisons.

Lorton Reformatory is a corrections facility near Washington, DC. As of September 1970, Lorton houses 1,600 residents, most of whom are from the District. In collaboration with inmates, the museum hosts community discussions, or "rap sessions," and presents art works, concerts, and original plays to promote understanding of the men’s lives.

2024年11月22日 · The original workhouse focused on redeeming non-violent criminals (mostly alcoholics and vagrants). Later, a medium-security reformatory and a maximum-security penitentiary were added to house violent criminals. By the early 1990s, the Lorton Prison had become an overcrowded and dangerous place, where gangs, drugs, and attacks were common.