Title
Flower Beds and Prison Roundhouses, Illinois State Prison, Stateville
Subject
Illinois State Penitentiary (Stateville, Ill.)
Flower gardening
Description
Stateville Prison housed prisoners in four "roundhouses" constructed on the basis of British philosopher and criminologist Jeremy Bentham's panopticon design, which allowed guards to observe all the cells in a roundhouse from a centrally located "inspection house" or tower.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
en
Identifier
400031
Illinois State Prison, Stateville
Original Format
studio print
color
1
Physical Dimensions
19 x 24 cm