Shower Area

These three showerheads served up to 400 inmates. Showers were required twice weekly. Inmates would line up and wet their bodies in the first shower, soap up in the second, and rinse in the third.

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In 1962, new showers were constructed, and the inmates who were
in protective custody used these showers.

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Notice the utility corridor running between the tiers of the cellblock. The utility corridor provided ventilation and access to plumbing. Guards occasionally eavesdropped on inmate conversations from the corridor.