Scene of Freedom from a Prisoners view. A window in the "New" Prison, Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

Looking out from the "yard" Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

Follow the wire into an Abandond tunnel. Not "Part" of the prison, but one of the Copper Mining tunnels. Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

Whats left of the Black Smith shop, some prisoners stole Nails to make keys for an escape attempt..

Prisoners Housing after it got too crowded to keep them all in the mines.. Prisoners slept two to a bunk, so this was bedding for four Inmates.. Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

Yet, more Prisoners bunks! Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

More Prisoner Bunks. Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

Street side door for the prison yard with window looking out onto the Black Smith shop. Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

Front Gate To Freedom!

The Guards keys, Old New Gate Prison.

The Guards Keys 2, Old New Gate Prison.

Leg Irons / hand Cuffs.. Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

Sign of the times, The "olden" times that is... Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

Back Wall of the "New" Prison,Destroyed by Fire set by Inmates. Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

one of the Original doors to new gate from the 1700's. Old New Gate Prison and Copper Mine.. East Granby, CT.

Guard shack and New Prison Building. Old New Gate Prison and Copper Mine.. East Granby, CT.

Ruins of the "New" Prison.. New gate soon had too many Inmates to keep "Down in hell" so they built an above ground unit, but because of heat in summer and freezing cold in winter, Inmates often chose to live in the mines where its a constant 59 degrees F and there were no bugs, rodents and weather.The New building housed "about 200 or more" inmates, sleeping two to a bunk! The Building was eventualy destroyed by a fire, set by the Inmates. Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT

Shackles, attached to a huge rock down in the mines/Prison, Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

"The Hole" Solitary Confinment.. Shackled here, in a damp, cramped space, most men would start to go crazy after only a few days! This section of the prison / mine, was only about 51/2 feet tall.. Guards were told to "Ignor" prisoners in solitary at all costs, causing one man to loose both legs after an attempt to get out of the hole by pulling the shackles up to his knees and cutting off the circulation to his legs, the guards heard his pleas for help after Gang Green had set in but they did as they were instructed and Ignored him, after the other inmates complained of his constant screaming, the warden ordered the Prisoner removed but it was too late, both legs were amputated at the knee and the man was put back into Solitary as a punishment.. where he eventually died.

The Stockades... This small room just off the main entrance was used to hold an unruly inmate from time to time. Old New Gate Prison and Copper Mine.. East Granby, CT.

The original entrance to the Prison.. Or "The Mouth Of Hell" as they called it then. There was a ladder going up and at night after all the inmates would go down, the guards would pull up the ladder and shout the grid and lock it, then leave the building above and lock the heavy wooden door. Old New Gate Prison and Copper Mine.. East Granby, CT.

Ruins of the "New" Prison.. New gate soon had too many Inmates to keep "Down in hell" so they built an above ground unit, but because of heat in summer and freezing cold in winter, Inmates often chose to live in the mines where its a constant 59 degrees F and there were no bugs, rodents and weather.The New building housed "about 200 or more" inmates, sleeping two to a bunk! The Building was eventualy destroyed by a fire, set by the Inmates. Old New Gate Prison, East Granby CT.

One of the "tunnels" for miners and prisoners to move around in. Old New Gate Prison and Copper Mine.. East Granby, CT.

View Up the Well shaft from the mines / prison.. this was the water and air supply for prisoners and Miners alike. Old New Gate Prison and Copper Mine.. East Granby, CT.

Another view from the yard. Old New Gate Prison and Copper Mine.. East Granby, CT.

The Grounds of the prison, what a view! Old New Gate Prison and Copper Mine.. East Granby, CT.

Main Building Over the prison. This is now the Museam .