It was part of the District of Columbia Penal Institution located at Occoquan, VA. It closed sometime in the 1980's I believe. There was a women's division and the work house across from each other. There was also a prison located about two miles from it in Lorton, VA. That is totally gone and houses are being built there now. My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222

DC used these places to house the minor criminals. But in other areas it was a place where they put the poor and they were hired out to work. Children and teens were apprenticed to learn a trade. They were modeled after the WorkHouses in England.