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Prisoners Construct tEscape-Proof Prison Perfect in Detailsgroup of Georgia convict* hav# da-built a million dpUar home, complete in every detail, outKone of them if deairoua of liv-in itRock Quarry prison was constructed to house m of the state's snoet hardened and incorrigiblecriminals, and everything from thearchitect's drawings to the intri* ate locks were designed by thegate uk inmatesMen with convictions ranging irons hog stealing to murder designed and put up the complicated system of locks, built five- watch {towers and a comfortable borne for {Warden Ed Clements.Clements values the new prison at a million dollars* Although it actually cost the state of Georgia but $114,890.29. Already named Georgia's Alcatraz, the structure is said to be as escape-proof as a Jail can be made.One of the best bricklayers in jibe country, serving time for bur*Biry, was responsible for the pris*'• red brick front. Another bur-jglar, doing a 29-year stretch designed the intricate locking system for the solitary confinsment cells and installed them, although he had caver done similar work before. tfT just got interested in it, he vaid.The plumbing was installed by alifer who was a professional on the outside. Thieves and sex criminalsBrformed the complicated wiringbe,A murderer did such a good weld* g job that the warden rewarded with a transfer to a prison amp near his home.It's surprising how many talented men are lawbreakers, Clements says. “Everything was dons sight the first tons.
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Marshall Clark County Democrat
Marshall, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 05, 1951
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