The Virginia State Penitentiary
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:prison
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| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:Benjamin_H._Latrobe
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| gptkbp:architectural_style |
Neoclassical
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| gptkbp:area |
approximately 10 acres
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
historical figures in politics
historical figures in civil rights Virginia's criminal justice history Virginia's penal reform movements historical figures in architecture historical figures in criminal justice historical figures in law enforcement historical figures in social reform |
| gptkbp:capacity |
approximately 1,000 inmates
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| gptkbp:closed |
gptkb:1991
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired films
inspired art inspired music inspired books inspired television shows |
| gptkbp:current_status |
demolished
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| gptkbp:famous_event |
execution of multiple inmates
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
its historical architecture
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| gptkbp:featured_in |
gptkb:documentaries
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| gptkbp:governed_by |
gptkb:Virginia_Department_of_Corrections
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first state prison in Virginia
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Virginia State Penitentiary
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| gptkbp:is_visited_by |
historical tours
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
overcrowding issues
legal challenges regarding conditions riots in the 1980s closure due to modernization needs |
| gptkbp:notable_inmate |
gptkb:John_Allen_Muhammad
gptkb:Lee_Boyd_Malvo rehabilitation programs |
| gptkbp:opened |
1800
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| gptkbp:part_of |
Virginia's prison system
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| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Virginia_Correctional_Center_for_Women
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| gptkbp:security_features |
high walls
guard towers electronic surveillance |
| gptkbp:type |
maximum security
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Virginia_Historic_Landmarks
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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