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My first impression of Eastern State Penitentiary was how large and old the building was. It was extremely cold in the building. My classmates and I said that it could have possibly been colder in the building than it was outside. The place gave off a dreary feeling a feeling of sorrow for all the people who lost their lives in that building. During the tour their was one room that particularly interested me. This room had gates on it. Which reminded me of the isolation and segregation that was talking about in the "Reforming the Carceral Past" If I'm not mistaken I recall the audio saying this is where prisoners were disciplined and or killed. This room was horrific because when I first seen it it reminded me of a place where people would keep there dogs. The entire room was cemented. On the floor there was a pair of cream colored flip flops and two white buckets. Their was a little light that shined from the ceilings. As I stood in the room I felt  immense sorrow for whoever had to endure those living conditions. This made me think of what crimes have some of these inmates committed for them t have to be subjected to this kind of cruelty. During the audio I remember being informed of the many ways that inmates tried to escape. The most shocking one was the inmates who tried to escape through the toilet.