This final section of the website includes essays on the public representation of the prisons, how prisons themselves present themselves, how prisons are represented in various types of media, and the phenomenon of dark tourism.
Zoë Grandy, “A Look Into Parchman – How Plantation Prisons Present Themselves” – read the essay.
E. Blanton, “Are the way prisons portrayed differently when considering multiple media outlets?” – read the essay.
G.N. Katzaroff, “Shades and Shadows on the Wall: Dark Tourism and Prison Public History” – read the essay.
Featured Image: West Virginia State Penitentiary, said to be one of the most haunted prisons in the country. Image source: Carol M. Highsmith – Library of Congress Catalog: http://lccn.loc.gov/2015631907 Image download: https://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/highsm/31800/31832a.tif Original url: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.31832, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51322545
