I could tell quite a few stories about that place (The Wall, Western State Pennitentury, SCI Pittsburgh). The name changed but that didn't change that it was the zenith of every negative emotion, bad behavior, & depravity. Dude didn't exaggerate about swords. This camp had the tag plant (license plates) so you could make just about anything you wanted out of metal. Other camps considered a six inch blade big while inmates in the Wall had battle axes. It's been known to happen that limbs were severed & entrails would hit the ground. It was a terrible place. Also, the video would've been better if they had someone who knew what they were talking about with them. Even better if they did time in SCI Pittsburg. Homeboy outside could tell them about busting the windows out because it was so hot. Then lighting fires in the winter because it was freezing. The concrete floors were crumbling to the point in certain places you could hand your downstairs neighbor a cup of coffee through the hole in the floor/ceiling. You don't have to be a veteran of the Wall necccessarily, any exinmate should be able to explain things like the "dog cages". Funny, they're called dog runs. There (the Wall) they weren't much of a run but at least got to go outside. Why did dude think that was a movie set? What did I miss that indicated a set? Why was the host thinking kids? She sees iron bars, concrete, & razor wire so her mind goes to kids? Maybe because the cells were kinda small in the old jail. The new construction had much more comfortable cells. I think the cells in the old jail were 5×10×8. That isn't much smaller than average. The place was a mad house for sure.

20 years ago I was there. Damn seems like a dream how time flies.

All the snitches got stabbed. At this point even the way he chews gum let's me know he's a REAL OG.

I live right up the hill from SCI Pittsburgh. The Warden's House between the prison and the river walk is amazing.

Sick bro! Been looking into this for years. Never got to it. Dope video.

loved your video!! i was an inmate in this prison for a few years and it was hell!! alot of good and bad memories..i was in the yard on the phone when my mom told me she found my wife dead..there was nothing i could do i just had to stay in that yard and mope around..thanks for this video!! great work!!

Very interesting always wanted to see the inside. My grandfather was incarcerated there from 1929 -1939.

Really awesome explore. Happy New Year 🎆. Hope you have an awesome 2021😃👍

I did 15 months in that tourist attraction. It was a couple years before they closed down. It was a foreboding place when you 1st walked in. But it was pretty easy time. Level 2 meant lots of freedom. Biggest bummer was only the senior yard (for older inmates) had grass. The whole place is packed inside except that small yard.

This is so well done I loved hearing everyone's perspective It was a really nice touch to add the news stories as well

The former West Virginia State Prison not far from Pittsburgh in Moundsville West Virginia built in the 1860s that closed in the 90s is now a museum and a thriving tourist destination,this one in Pittsburgh would definitely make an interesting museum,I know it's up for auction,it's a sad side of history like war is ,but it's history.

That was dope guys, made it so much better with the dude's story that lived that nightmare. Prison is no place for anyone, it sure as hell ain't no joke.

I was there when they escaped and when everyone had civilian clothes. That was a city within a city. Watching this made me sick to my stomach. They actually went up to Deathrow. A building was ALWAYS flooded and had both cellies on the top bunk staying dry. Yea i did some art too. Steeler and Penguin work for the guards just to leave me alone.

I'm curious as to how you got access to the inside of this prison. Well done!

13:05 That is the cage they place you when you are getting stripped searched. Behind that Satellite Clinic door was a supply closet with two chairs myself and an other inmate would chill. We would listen to music ,read and take back extra trays to sell. I have seen many inmates get sprayed with OC for not complying. I myself have been in that cage. I was onced drugged for days in that place. All of Pennsylvania was locked down due to drugs being smuggled via the mail. Many people including staff got really sick. It created hallucinations,delirium for days. They used to blast music for days in the whole on those blocks above GA and GB. They used to starve people for 7 days or less for fun, I experienced this. When we moved from this jail to another, nothing was done for us, nothing for our time. We just continued as if nothing happened. Spent time from 2014 to 2018 Sci Pittsburgh....

Great video bro. bword 🙏🏻

Western Pen was built in the 1880's. No civil war prisoners at the Woods Run facility. This building was a replacement for an older prison that was where the Aviary is today. That was the "Western Pen" that held Civil War prisoners.

14:39 We used to spend time out here when a therapist would hold an activity for one hour a day. We would go over Cognitive behavioral therapy and focused group discussions. I remember coming out in the morning by myself when it was 40 degrees out to hear the birds and to get some quiet... Such a beautiful bitter flashback. Now I am here, looking at where I used to be, and now I am working for home in Florida.....This is difficult to watch.

Another dope video!

Great video guys!!!

Really nice combined exploring with amazing photos .. also nice tribute to Rebecca. Rest In Paradise, hopefully her photobook will have a chance to be published. All the best to you all !

I worked here for a while. The building itself is fascinating.

😞 sad that she is no longer with us. I, just recently started following you. She was amazing to watch in the previous videos. I,seen her in. Beautiful in and out.

I see you guys are in Pittsburgh, you guys could hit us up for some explored as we’re local here and explore all over Pittsburgh and western PA. The whole channel is dedicated to it

wow what a life to be able to do this and that building is like a time capsule you can see the 19th 20th and 21 century Architecture as the years went on

I think jigsaw puzzles are generally a crowd favorite in prison . Things that take a long time to complete.

I just really want to know how permission was obtained to actually get inside and explore the prison. I’m local and really been wanting to shoot a video like this for the channel. Glad to finally see the inside at least

Thank you for your time and post! 👏 🌹 🏆 Rebecca is a (💎)!!! 😳

I haven't been subscribed for long but find it sad that this young lady passed away such a beautiful young lady rip ❤️

#bwordliveson it was so good to hear her voice and see her today I miss her so much 🖤

Great video!!!

I remember going to visit my older brothers Dad as a kid..he's been serving a life sentence since 1967..he's down in Fayette now

Fran, this is an incredible video. I love how you put this together. #bwordliveson

Good Stuff Fran

Damn!!!!! What a heartbreaker at the end. So sorry to hear she passed away ... So sorry to hear of that. Rest Eazy young one ... Pray for peace and strength for her family and friend's. I apologize for the question if it is taken as ignorance. But I have to ask ..... How did she pass if you can let me know. I was really enjoying her narrative and her shots. Just made me sad to learn of this. She seemed , only for this slight window into who she was, a really cool and caring person.

At 11:50 that building you are in, that is the hole. The cell block with all the fishes and murals was for the "Mental Health Block" I still have alot of my Sci Pittsburgh passes and paperwork. Place was great but towards the end, when they where shutting it down...It became an abusive place.

I painted a lot of the stuff in there it was actually a job an they did it to make it look good for outsiders

I was there the haunting is still in my head and heart. It is why I am here

I was there in 2010. Never knew how old the place was, but knew damn well it was really old. In the cell there was no room for anything else but the bed, so I would do my pushups and situps on the bed. Crazy watching this video cause it brings memories.

They should've called PREA on the CO'S if it was around then

Worked there from 2012 until it closed in 2017... its so cool cause I knew that inmate you interviews very well and and everywhere you toured I remember and and was explaining everything to my wife. Those out door cages where you said it was cold was just an outdoor rec area for the special unit that was up there.

I used to work in the hole . I helped pass out Linens, toiletries ,etc. We would be awoken at random times at night to go clean the floods the inmates would create. SO odd seeing you all walk around. The worst place was on the top floors of Block GA and GB. Those small blocks they house mentally violent prisoners. They used to Spray OC alot and leave them to burn for hours. I experienced this by an officer Sydlick .

I was in that prison for 10 years, I was shipped out in March 2017, I was on c-block river side 4th tier, when I say I saw it all, I mean I saw everything and anything go down in that jail, the jail and the conditions of that jail has me scared for life

Despite everything, made me laugh to think how they reacted when ordering pizzas. 😄 " delivered .. where ? " " yes, the abandoned prison, mate " 😄😄

Great video I liked it

I did time there in 2002.Its crazy to look back where I was long ago and who I an today.

Work there from 1991 to 2005 transfer to Fayette. Got a part in Escape at Dannemora im the tower officer shooting tear gas in the riot scene.

Alot of storys and yes fayette is open i live 2 miles from it. I want to do a documentary about the Wall. Telling old stories from staff that worked there.

To the people that made this video....awesome video! Seeing everything in this video, drastically brought back so many memories that my friends and I made, during our stay at this God forsaken prison. I've been out since June 2016, shortly before it closed down and just last year completed my sentence while on parole. So, for the ignorant people that stereotype inmates, label us as no good or worthless scum criminals, or whatever, fuck yinz. I been a tax paying, productive member of society a month after I was released and still runnin strong. AND walked off 4 years of state parole. Thanks for the video guys!

I spent years in here an nobody would ever listen to us the man bill u interviewed is like my grandfather he recently passed away but I’m glad you exposed the truth thank you guys

I've been inside there & trust me at that time you wouldn't want to have done time there. The 00G was absolutely on point, he's probably a little younger than me & he's right, you live with that place till death. 😡

Wow this is crazy to watch , my fiance spent many years and I spent many days in the visiting room

How did you get permission to explore? A friend of mine is doing a project for this at school and wants to see what it is really like and learn more about it.

Guys.. Next visit.. If there is one.. Check the chapel out.. If it is still there.. When I was incarcerated a lone pine tree grew near the chapel

Were from Pittsburgh,Pa and was just there 1 hour ago and was told I wasn't allowed to post my video and pictures on social media accounts

I did security here up until a few months ago, very strange being there alone for 24 hours

When I was a paramedic years ago we used to pick up the WP inmates who “fell down some steps” or “slipped in the shower” and took them to the hospital.... Hell there used to be a public swimming pool right outside of the jail “woods run pool” that we all went to as kids.

They filmed Escape at Dannemora there, Part of season II Mind Hunters, Some of this years Mayor of Kingstown. The hospital was the cancer treatment center for DOC

Those outside cells were just for solitary confinement,, if they got there hour out and wanted to go outside they would put them in the, that menu might of sounded good lol but trust me,, when u seen what it looked liked you'd think otherwise trust me

Although it is fantastic to show the general public the inside of the prisons you can really tell with the dialog that these folks have never spent a single day locked up, TG. But some of the ways and things they say such as, The color of the doors are cool and this commissary looks so good, I'm hungry now I found pretty distasteful as a former prisoner. Try not to act like it's a blast to be locked up because you admire how the place is built.

"Incredible" is not a word for a Prison.

The dog cages were used all year long that was solitary confinement yard a hour per day an if u went out they wouldn’t allow u back in till the hour was up no bathroom no nothin

Aww #bwordliveson Very cool. Next level editing. Nice work, guys.

Was just driving around it the other evening shooting some photos.

I was an inmate twice there

literally live across that river 🔥😅 that movie with Ben Stiller was one of the latest Batman movies

You guys did an awesome job with this film!!!! Hit me up if you have any questions!!!

What an amazing memory

How did you get permission to explore? I live in Pittsburgh and have been googling trying to find somone to ask for a tour or get permission to go explore but I’ve been unsuccessful.

yo vivo en Pittsburgh y me gustaria saber donde obtener los permisos para ingresar a este lugar, que buen video!!

Def loved this video bc you sure didn't blur nothing out 😂😂😂. Salute

Love the video, hope all is well homie! 🙏🏻 #bwordliveson

Such a great memory made that day #bwordliveson

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Damn I was there in the early 2000's on C-block on the 5 tier. Lesson learned 🙏🏾🙏🏾

North block in 1992 was a classification war zone i was 19 and i remember they asked me where do you want your body sent if something happened to you

I spent five days on the 7th tier there because it was a holiday weekend. Couldn't see the judge until Tuesday. Let's just say it was a holiday weekend that's all I'll say about that LOL had a great time best 5 days I could have spent since I'm a history buff

The wall. First prison I had the displeasure of serving time in. You come out of the medical building onto the compound and think to yourself “what the fuck did I get into?” They had a culinary school in the prison so the food was pretty good though

To the girl filming you was standing in what would be called a day room for the block with all the cells surrounding you I was there in that PRISON in 2012 for just 2 weeks for classification but I was on the old side of the prison by the riverside that was the view we got I was in 314 I believe when I was there ty for showing me this again it's amazing to see from the other side lol

Read the book "Born to Lose" about the historic Pittsburgh serial killer, Stanley B. Hoss. Probably one of the most infamous inmates to serve time at Western Penitentiary

I'm not that surprised that they gave you permission to film there. Some of these places are now museums. However, I am surprised that they did not send a public relations tour guide with you.

I was there for a few years. Lot of time to reflect. Glad I don't have to live like that anymore. I remember summer in the old side being so hot. I would wet my sheet before laying down to stay cool. What a waist of time.

the new part was the hole !!! that place, there isn't even words that can explain the insanity that went on in there. thanks for my freedom !!! the cells that are outside is where you would go to exercise if you where in the hole

Was there in the early 2000's and again in in 2014 to 2017, I closed the prison down and the sent us everywhere or paroled us.

Wow man..... My heard dropped hearing beccas voice.

That's ERIC COSTO's cell, he just spoke about it on lockdown 23&1 It is not a film set, Eric was just a sick and twisted funny inmate

he says it's a nice color blue door it really pop's..LMFAO i bet the inmates thought the same thing doing 60 years..hahaha

My grandparents had 14 kids and they all lived in Philadelphia my mom and dad grew up in Philadelphia.. the first time they met was that Stetson Hats back then I think everybody in Philadelphia work there one time..5,500 employees.. I remember them telling me a story about that old prison the only guy that ever escaped was "Willie Sutton" that was in the 1940's I believe I didn't look it up I just remember the story they eventually captured him and brought them back to the same prison..

I was in both Menard CC and Pontiac CC (Unfortunately) in Illinois and they're IDENTICAL to the old main building in the beginning of this video. Illinois still uses them HEAVILY.

You should give the man a sub who’s cell that was “Prison consulting with Eric costo”

I went to eastern state in philly al capones cell is there so close to the city to ,greets from Liverpool

The 6 guards were crazy and evil. Can you imagine how bad it would be to have guards that are more dangerous and more corrupt and more violent and aggressive than the majority of the prisoners? I bet they have gotten away with murder in the past.

i was there myself for 10yrs i was there from 1992 till 2002 than i went to summerset

I spent some time there while back. The ci shop (correction industries) was license plates. Western had the best food out of any jail I been to. Yup the cages for the hole gets used mon-fri. All year round. Did get night yard all year round unlike most pa prisons told it's because of the wall completely around it. When I was last year the top tier was closed due to water no longer reaching that their! That prison was the real deal!

Sci Pittsburgh. Was there 2 times. 2000 and then 2012. From there in 2000 to sci graterford then 2012 to sci houtzdale.

In a sense your right bout it being cruel but somtimes that was the only way inmates could get fresh air or even get a glimpse of the blue sky. People take alot of stuff for granted til you'll lose everything and your life's run but other people

I was there from 2012 till 2015..it was crazy than.. should of been closed down a long time ago..

Sad part I spent 5 years of my life in this jail

2:15 Why wouldn't they put netting on each floor which would prevent suicides and people throwing each other over the edge?

17:00 Eric Costo's Cell he has a KZfaq prison consulting KZfaq channel❗💯✌