Profile for Nutrius - Eastern State Penitentiary

Nutrius aka Alex Curro is a 21.21 year old boy, has been a member since January 26, 2009, has scored 534 submissions, giving an average score of 2.26, helping 13 designs get printed.

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Aug 01 '09 by Nutrius
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Eastern State Penitentiary

So I took a trip to Philly last weekend to go to orientation for Drexel University, and with an extra day on my hands, I spent it at a nearly 200 year old prison called Eastern State Penitentiary. It was in use from 1829-1971. I was wondering if anyone else has been here (i'm sure many have) and would care to share some stories/photos!

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It's a really awesome structure! I just love old buildings!

NomadSlim on Aug 01 '09 at 11:41pm

I heard a story about this on NPR, that they actually closed it down because it didn't work. Or in their terms the people being kept there had no 'penitence' by being isolated and locked away for crimes they committed.

It's some bullshit they we still lock people up like it is going to make them think about what they did and they'll get all better.

I have heard the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over, expecting a different result.