Guards standing outside in June 1965, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown/Post-Gazette archives)Water tower in Woods Run provides lofty refuge for 12 prisoners in protest strike Wednesday, June 27, 1962, at at SCI Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. (Harry Coughanour/Post-Gazette)Inmates march outside Friday, June 29, 1962, at at SCI Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown/Post-Gazette archives)A recent dinner featured a roast turkey sandwich with giblet gravy and cranberry sauce. Mashed potatoes and peas were on the side. Dessert was chilled plums. The beverage was Coca-Cola. The meal also came with unlimited bread and butter Wednesday, July 21, 1982, at at SCI Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. (James Klingensmith/Post-Gazette)Prison guards on friendly picket line with Local 2500 AFL-CIO AFSCME to protest unfairness of wages, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1973, at at SCI Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. (Morris Berman/Post-Gazette)Interior of South Block showing debris tossed from cells by rioting convicts Monday, Jan. 19, 1953, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. Riot lasted for more than 24 hours. Five guards were held as hostages but released unharmed. (Ed Romano/Sun Telegraph)Western Penitentiary exterior Tuesday, June 26, 1962, at at SCI Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown/Post-Gazette archives)Police gather outside the walls of the prison to provide protection for firefighters, Jan. 28, 1987, at at SCI Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. (Tony Tye/Post-Gazette)Guns by the score were brought into the prison from all over Allegheny County as hundreds of police prepared for the worst in the convict mutiny Monday, Jan. 19, 1953, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown/Post-Gazette archives)
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