Stock photography picture of West Virginia Penitentiary

AFREMM - Licenced Caption West Virginia Penitentiary Description Moundsville West Virginia The West Virginia Penitentiary The building was constructed in 1866 and closed in 1995 after a court ruled that the prison s 5x7 foot cells were cruel and unusual punishment At its worst overcrowding three prisoners shared these cells two sleeping in stacked bunks and one on the floor The Moundsville Economic Development Council now conducts tours of the facility and corrections officials use it for training purposes Keywords penitentiary, prison, jail, slammer, corrections, criminal, justice, incarceration, detention, penal, cell, confinement, cage, crime, punishment, West, Virginia, Penitentiary, cruel, unusual, overcrowding, travel, tourism, museum, destination, sightseeing, tour, inside, interior, indoor, history, historic, bunk, toilet, Moundsville, West, Virginia, WV, USA, United, States, America, appalachia, vertical