Imagine what you believe the characteristics and personality of the oldest prison in America would be like. An enormous building created from massive amounts of stone and concrete; huge walls and dark corridors? How about a penology unit built more than 177 years ago that has half a mile of wall, eleven acres of ruin, and is currently crumbling at every corner.

After my journey through Dayton, Ohio; I was accompanied by Justin Clark and Blake Green for a wonderful drive to Philadelphia, PA. We began our journey around 11:00PM EST on Wednesday night and arrived in Philly around 8:00AM EST the next day. I drove throughout the night with the assistance of conversation from Justin and Blake. Once we arrived in Philly we were met by an extraordinary amount of traffic on the interstate and made it to Chap and Maura Ambroses’ home in the Italian district of Philadelphia about 9:30AM EST.