Sharp shooters - U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas - Brief Article

Soldiers Magazine, Nov, 2003

SINCE the completion of a new U.S. Disciplinary Barracks last fall, the original historical USDB located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, stands empty and idle. The facility that at one time housed nearly 1,700 prisoners, now periodically opens its' doors, allowing visitors to witness its past, SPC Adrian A. Lugo, a photojournalist with the Fort Leavenworth Public Affairs Office, gives us a "through-the-lens" look of the facility.

A special housing unit cell where inmates were moved for their own protection or protection of other inmates in the general population.

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This row of cell is just one of many in the former maximum-security prison. The operational capacity was nearly 1,503 inmates. An inmate's average age was 34 years and the average sentence was nearly 20 years.

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Once used to watch over inmates in the courtyard, this guard tower now stands empty.

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A corrections specialist walks down the steps of the trusty unit.

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