West Virginia State Penitentiary Tour - Moundsville, West Virginia
West Virginia State Penitentiary Tour - Moundsville, West Virginia
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a prisoner in a state penitentiary? To have to live as they live and do the work they are required to do? You can experience these feelings for a little while when you take the West Virginia State Penitentiary Tour.
The prison is situated on 11 acres and was built by the prisoners themselves. Back in 1866 the prisoners put together the prison heavy rock by rock. The prisoners that were assigned to "hard labor" worked to create their own prison. When a judge sentenced them to "hard labor" this is the type of work the judge was planning.
