The prison Teddy Roosevelt envisioned building in Lorton, Va., in the early 1900s was quite innovative for its day. Appropriately enough, about 100 years later, the site again is home to creativity — but this time the grounds will embrace the arts as their path into the future.
Lorton, originally named for a village in England, had a population of about 27,700 people in 2008. At the time of construction, the prison embraced a concept of punishment and reform that held that hard work, learning skills and fresh air would help create better citizens. Among its most famous prisoners were about 170 women suffragists who were arrested during voting rights marches in front of the White House.
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