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Anybody want to buy an empty jail or prison?

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I did not know this, but the number of incarcerated persons in this country is falling and apparently you can now purchase one of many abandoned facilities and use it for private purposes. That’s right, all you need is a dollar and a dream!

This phenomenon was documented in an article in last week’s Wall Street Journal.

Similar articles are available here and here.

You can also stay in this jail cell in Brooklyn as part of an art project.

 

Here are more images of jails and prisons (and what happens in them):

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Thanks to Bob aka “Cuffed Buddy,” RH of Mencomix and Fossil9 for helping me compile the information above.

 

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‘Man Alone’ by William Doyle

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I just finished this book, ‘Man Alone,’ by William Doyle. As usual when I read a book like this, I was not able to put it down.

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It’s out of print, but I found a used copy online. It’s written in the first person by an inmate at McGraw prison, although I am not able to find where that prison is (or was) by doing a google search. The book was published in the 1950s, so it’s possible the prison was closed. He does not say where the prison is, but he does refer to a hot climate, so it must have been in the South or West.

It was a fascinating read, but I’m not completely sure if this is a true story or not. It sounds realistic for the most part, except that some of the guy’s self-described actions during a prison break, where he saves the lives of numerous guards and fellow inmates, and later his refusal to ask for a blanket when he is kept in isolation, sound a bit too heroic to be believable. But maybe.