Entering the prison, one would never know of the tales that lie within its walls without extensive research beforehand. From supermax to medium security, and lockdowns to prison camps, Marion Penitentiary has experienced it all. Each year that it’s offered, I will continue to go back and learn as much as I can before graduating and eventually applying the knowledge to my career. What is seen as an old building holding bad people to others, is a museum comprising of individuals that are building character to be given a second chance in the future, to me. Marion Penitentiary is a historical facility that has expanded structural and programming wise to accommodate its prisoners and continues to reshape America’s
Entering the prison, one would never know of the tales that lie within its walls without extensive research beforehand. From supermax to medium security, and lockdowns to prison camps, Marion Penitentiary has experienced it all. Each year that it’s offered, I will continue to go back and learn as much as I can before graduating and eventually applying the knowledge to my career. What is seen as an old building holding bad people to others, is a museum comprising of individuals that are building character to be given a second chance in the future, to me. Marion Penitentiary is a historical facility that has expanded structural and programming wise to accommodate its prisoners and continues to reshape America’s