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Documentary by former Lorton inmate looks beyond prison’s violent reputation
The emotionally raw scene is part of a stage play from the ’70s, produced and performed by inmates of Lorton Reformatory, the notorious D.C.-area prison that closed in 2001. Preserved on an old ...
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A Notorious DC Prison Is Now a Classy Suburban Development. Here’s What It Looks Like.
It’s a guard tower. It turns out that this swath of suburbia was until recently one of the most violent and overcrowded prisons in the United States: Lorton Reformatory, where DC sent its inmates for ...
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Ex-Lorton inmate turned community leader hosts screening of documentary on infamous prison system
A screening of the documentary "Lorton: Prison of Terror" will be held at Prince George's Community College Saturday evening. Former inmate and At-Large Council Member for Prince George's County ...
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Look inside: We spent $64 million turning an old Virginia prison into an apartment complex— 'it's important to preserve history'
a prison in Lorton, Virginia that housed inmates from Washington, D.C. It is more widely known as the site where many suffragists were held after the Silent Sentinels pickets at the White House in ...
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Prison to posh: DC’s Lorton Reformatory transforms into stylish suburban development
After 91 years of housing D.C. inmates, before closing in 2001, and being returned to Fairfax County, Virginia, developers of Liberty are proudly heralding Lorton prison’s before and after ...
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Look inside: We spent $64 million turning an old Virginia prison into an apartment complex— ‘it's important to preserve history'
a prison in Lorton, Virginia that housed inmates from Washington, D.C. It is more widely known as the site where many suffragists were held after the Silent Sentinels pickets at the White House in ...