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Sobering view of the Big House
Very surreal. Just a little glimpse at what a prisoner faced. See the improvised weapons prisoners made. hear the cell doors slam shut. see the lack of privacy
~11/13/2019 Lansing State Journal announced: The Ella Sharp Museum has announced it's permanently closing the prison museum it opened five years ago at the former State Prison of Southern Michigan. Th...
I would love to give tours of this cellblock as I was a part of its history for 13 years. Not sure if one can traverse the galleries or gun towers but those are amazing. I used to man the one that ove...
Jackson State Prison was once the largest walled prison in the world. It is still very much an operating prison. Cell Block 7 is one of the larger of 14 cell blocks. It has been decommissioned and ...
I would perhaps classify this more as an experience than a museum. Block 7 is on active prison grounds, which is very obvious as you can see prisons all around you when you arrive. And that immediate...
Sobering view of the Big House
Very surreal. Just a little glimpse at what a prisoner faced. See the improvised weapons prisoners made. hear the cell doors slam shut. see the lack of privacy
Cell Block 7 closing 12/29/2019
~11/13/2019 Lansing State Journal announced: The Ella Sharp Museum has announced it's permanently closing the prison museum it opened five years ago at the former State Prison of Southern Michigan. Th...
Prior Officer in 7 Block
I would love to give tours of this cellblock as I was a part of its history for 13 years. Not sure if one can traverse the galleries or gun towers but those are amazing. I used to man the one that ove...
Fascinating experience!
Jackson State Prison was once the largest walled prison in the world. It is still very much an operating prison. Cell Block 7 is one of the larger of 14 cell blocks. It has been decommissioned and ...
Small "museum" but well worth it
I would perhaps classify this more as an experience than a museum. Block 7 is on active prison grounds, which is very obvious as you can see prisons all around you when you arrive. And that immediate...