Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
prison
|
| gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
Neoclassical
|
| gptkbp:area |
approximately 100 acres
|
| gptkbp:capacity |
approximately 1,000 inmates
|
| gptkbp:communityImpact |
employment opportunities
local economy community outreach programs public safety concerns social_services_involvement |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influence on criminal justice policy
influence on literature about incarceration influence on media representation of prisons influence on prison reform influence on public perception of prisons |
| gptkbp:currentStatus |
demolished
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
being featured in media
housing female inmates |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first state prison in Connecticut
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Litchfield Penitentiary
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Litchfield,_Connecticut
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
books
news articles documentaries films television shows |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
riots in the 1970s
closure announcement in 2011 opening of the new facility in 2012 |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Richard_Blumenthal
gptkb:Michael_Ross gptkb:John_G._Rowland educational programs mental health services rehabilitation programs substance abuse treatment vocational training various ethnic backgrounds predominantly male age range 18-65 |
| gptkbp:opened |
1790
2012 |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Connecticut_Department_of_Correction
|
| gptkbp:renovated |
2000s
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:New_Haven_Correctional_Center
|
| gptkbp:security |
maximum security
|
| gptkbp:staff |
approximately 300 staff members
|
| gptkbp:training |
crisis intervention training
mandatory training programs security protocols training |