Nearby, a Lidl occupies part of the prison’s old maximum security unit. And yet despite all this new life, absent the thousands of prisoners who departed by the time the District of Columbia’s old ...

The front porch of a new apartment in one of the old prison dorms. And you don’t even have to visit with a former inmate to learn about that legacy. You can see those makeshift weapons at Lorton’s ...

All the interior adjustments on the old prison building have yet to be done, but one design element they want to include is artwork from the Workhouse Arts Center on the walls. It will be for sale ...

D.C.’s Lorton Reformatory transforms into a stylish suburban development in Fairfax County, Virginia. See photos.

If You Lived Here. This Former Prison is a Now Home to a Vibrant Art Community. Clip: Season 4 Episode 3 | 4m 21s Video has Closed Captions | CC. A prison-turned-art space in Lorton, Virginia.

The Lorton Reformatory was built in 1910 and shut down in 2001. Now the 2,400-acre property houses apartments, a preschool, restaurants and more. Skip to content ...