Cell, Maryland Penitentiary

ID: 1820 ~ Source: Internet Archive, reportofmaryland00mary_0 ~ Creator: Maryland Penitentiary Penal Commission ~ Date: 1912
This file appears in: Maryland Penitentiary
Cell, Maryland Penitentiary

A view of a cell (illuminated with a flashlight) in the women's department of the Maryland Penitentiary.

This file appears in: Maryland Penitentiary

By Eli Pousson
The Maryland Penitentiary on Eager Street was completed in 1897, as part of a national prison building boom prompted by reform efforts. The building was designed by architect Jackson C. Gott. Gott served as one of eight founding members of…