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.