{"id":5553,"date":"2017-01-27T04:05:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T09:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=5553"},"modified":"2017-01-27T16:49:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T21:49:48","slug":"a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"A look back at SCI Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5554\" style=\"width: 2864px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/western-penitentiary-guards\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?fit=2864%2C2229&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2864,2229\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photographer unknown\\\/Post-Gazett&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Guards standing outside in June 1965, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\\\/Post-Gazette archives)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Western Penitentiary guards&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Western Penitentiary guards\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Guards standing outside in June 1965, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\/Post-Gazette archives)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?fit=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?fit=848%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?resize=848%2C660\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?w=2864&amp;ssl=1 2864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_guards.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guards standing outside in June 1965, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\/Post-Gazette archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5555\" style=\"width: 2332px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/water-tower-at-western-penitentiary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior2.jpg?fit=2332%2C1756&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2332,1756\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Harry Coughanour\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Water tower in Woods Run provides lofty refuge for 12 prisoners in protest strike Wednesday, June 27, 1962, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Harry Coughanour\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Water tower at Western Penitentiary&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Water tower at Western Penitentiary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Water tower in Woods Run provides lofty refuge for 12 prisoners in protest strike Wednesday, June 27, 1962, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Harry Coughanour\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior2.jpg?fit=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior2.jpg?fit=848%2C638&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior2.jpg?resize=848%2C639\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"639\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior2.jpg?w=2332&amp;ssl=1 2332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior2.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior2.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior2.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5556\" style=\"width: 4277px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/inmates-outside\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?fit=4277%2C2626&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4277,2626\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photographer unknown\\\/Post-Gazett&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Inmates march outside Friday, June 29, 1962, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\\\/Post-Gazette archives)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Inmates outside&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Inmates outside\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Inmates march outside Friday, June 29, 1962, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\/Post-Gazette archives)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?fit=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?fit=848%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?resize=848%2C521\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"521\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?w=4277&amp;ssl=1 4277w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior7.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inmates march outside Friday, June 29, 1962, at at SCI Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\/Post-Gazette archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5557\" style=\"width: 2834px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/dinner-of-western-penitentiary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?fit=2834%2C2162&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2834,2162\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;James Klingensmith\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;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 Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh.  (James Klingensmith\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dinner of Western Penitentiary&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dinner of Western Penitentiary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;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 Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh.  (James Klingensmith\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?fit=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?fit=848%2C647&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?resize=848%2C647\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"647\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?w=2834&amp;ssl=1 2834w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?resize=1024%2C781&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior2.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5558\" style=\"width: 2671px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/prison-guards-on-friendly-picket-line\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?fit=2671%2C1946&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2671,1946\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Morris Berman\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Prison guards on friendly picket line with Local 2500 AFL-CIO AFSCME to protest unfairness of wages, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1973, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh.  (Morris Berman\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Prison guards on friendly picket line&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Prison guards on friendly picket line\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Prison guards on friendly picket line with Local 2500 AFL-CIO AFSCME to protest unfairness of wages, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1973, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh.  (Morris Berman\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?fit=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?fit=848%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?resize=848%2C618\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"618\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?w=2671&amp;ssl=1 2671w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?resize=1024%2C746&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior3.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5560\" style=\"width: 2360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/interior-of-south-block\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior3.jpg?fit=2360%2C1837&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2360,1837\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ed Romano\\\/Sun Telegraph&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;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)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Interior of south block&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Interior of south block\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior3.jpg?fit=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior3.jpg?fit=848%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior3.jpg?resize=848%2C660\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior3.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior3.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior3.jpg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_interior3.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5561\" style=\"width: 2840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5561\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/western-penitentiary-exterior\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?fit=2840%2C2237&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2840,2237\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photographer unknown\\\/Post-Gazett&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Western Penitentiary exterior Tuesday, June 26, 1962, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\\\/Post-Gazette archives)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Western Penitentiary exterior&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Western Penitentiary exterior\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Western Penitentiary exterior Tuesday, June 26, 1962, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\/Post-Gazette archives)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?fit=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?fit=848%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?resize=848%2C668\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"668\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?w=2840&amp;ssl=1 2840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?resize=1024%2C807&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior5.jpeg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Western Penitentiary exterior Tuesday, June 26, 1962, at at SCI Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh. (Photographer unknown\/Post-Gazette archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5562\" style=\"width: 2826px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/pittsburgh-police-outside-western-penitentiary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?fit=2826%2C1895&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2826,1895\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Tony Tye\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Police gather outside the walls of the prison to provide protection for firefighters, Jan. 28, 1987, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Tony Tye\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Police outside Western Penitentiary&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pittsburgh Police outside Western Penitentiary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Police gather outside the walls of the prison to provide protection for firefighters, Jan. 28, 1987, at Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh. (Tony Tye\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?fit=848%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?resize=848%2C569\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"569\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?w=2826&amp;ssl=1 2826w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_exterior.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5563\" style=\"width: 1768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/01\/27\/a-look-back-at-sci-pittsburgh\/western-penitentiary-riot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_prisonbreaks2.jpg?fit=1768%2C2717&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1768,2717\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Photographer unknown\\\/Post-Gazett&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Guns by the score were brought into the prison form 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)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Western Penitentiary riot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Western Penitentiary riot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Guns by the score were brought into the prison form 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)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_prisonbreaks2.jpg?fit=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_prisonbreaks2.jpg?fit=666%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_prisonbreaks2.jpg?resize=848%2C1303\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"1303\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_prisonbreaks2.jpg?w=1768&amp;ssl=1 1768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_prisonbreaks2.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_prisonbreaks2.jpg?resize=666%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/01\/WestPenn_prisonbreaks2.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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. 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