Man does that bring back memories. I was 16 years old when I got to anamosa in 96 they put me in with the adults. I walked every inch of that yard for years trying to think of anything other then where I was. I walked around that yard for hours every day thinking the most horrible thoughts. I hope never again to feel such loneliness and despair.
On some of these shots you can see the miniature golf course. That was the work of John Wayne Gacy when he was serving time there back before he became famous.
nothing as terrifying yet beautiful in it's own monstrous way as the older castle like prisons all over that are becoming obsolete due to age................just inspire awe and dread
I did 29 months there back in 1989, 90 and 91. wasn't so bad...had fun up in the music room playing in two bands. no one ever bothered me or said one bad word to me...most of the guards were nice and as long as you obeyed the rules there was nothing to fear. anyone that got into trouble brought it upon their self...I never seen or heard any gang crap there...it was more like a college campus.
