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Lorton: Breaking Ground on Mixed-Use Laurel Hill “Village”
The last prisoner at Lorton Reformatory was transferred away in ... said of the prison’s fresh-air and manual labor program for inmates. Fairfax County immediately began looking at redevelopment ...
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A History Worth Preserving?
DRAWING COMPARISONS to another famous former prison may bode well for the commission ... One way to make the human history behind the Lorton inmates and those who worked there is to "pull ...
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Former Virginia prison now home to theater production company
The Workhouse Arts Center, once the Lorton Reformatory, now hosts theater productions, including "Clyde’s," a play about former inmates. This is the first time "Clyde’s" has been performed on ...
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This prison once held suffragists. Now, it's an affordable housing complex. Take a look inside
a prison located in Lorton, Virginia that long housed inmates from Washington, D.C. The Silent Sentinels were a branch of the National Woman’s Party who picketed the White House from January ...
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Prison that once held suffragists transformed into affordable apartments a century later
a prison located in Lorton, Virginia that long housed inmates from Washington, D.C. The Silent Sentinels were a branch of the National Woman’s Party who picketed the White House from January 1917 to ...
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Virginia prison — originally commissioned by Theodore Roosevelt — converted into 165-unit apartment complex
That’s exactly what was done to an old prison in Lorton, Virginia. Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or ...
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Virginia prison — originally commissioned by Theodore Roosevelt — converted into 165-unit apartment complex
That’s exactly what was done to an old prison in Lorton, Virginia. I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic. Here are 5 of the easiest ways you ...
Three more inmates who escaped New Orleans prison are captured; 2 escapees remain at large
Lenton Vanburen, Leo Tate, and Jermaine Donald were the latest escapees to be arrested after the jailbreak earlier this month ...
Inmate’s death investigated as homicide at Northern California prison, CDCR says
Authorities are investigating the suspicious death of an inmate at a Northern California prison after he was found ...
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York County Prison deemed safe for inmates, staff after suspected hazmat situation
WE DO KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NONE OF THE INMATES HERE GOT SIC The York County Prison has been deemed safe for inmates and staff after a suspected hazmat situation in one of the cell blocks.An ...
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At a Missouri Prison, Inmates Fear for Their Lives in Sweltering Cells
Inmates at a Missouri prison have filed a lawsuit claiming they're suffering from life-threatening extreme heat in their un-air-conditioned cells during the summer. The suit claims that the ...
Three more escaped New Orleans inmates have been caught, while two still remain at large
Authorities have captured three more escaped inmates from New Orleans, and two still remain at large. Find out which ones are ...