Cook County Correctional Center - Analysis
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THE PRECEDING photos, while authentic, do not depict the Cook County Correctional Center in Chicago, despite what is claimed in forwarded emails. The facility is the Justice and Detention Center in Leoben, Austria, designed by renowned architect Josef Hohensinn.
Completed in 2005, the Justice Center houses the District Court and public prosecutor's office as well as a prison designed "to optimize the quality of residence for employees and inmates." Prisoners are housed in groups of up to 15 (to a total capacity of 205) and can move freely between their compact but well-appointed cells and communal spaces, which include exercise rooms, sports facilities, and outdoor courtyards. Needless to say, the thinking behind the institution represents a bold, new — and not uncontroversial — concept in prison design.No such facility exists in Chicago, Illinois.
Update: New variant claims Obama backed the nonexistent facility - A more recent version of the email claims the fictional Chicago prison was built using funds appropriated by Sen. Barack Obama:
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CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS IS? Can you get it on the first picture or second or third or do you have to wait till the fourth? New Cook County Correctional Center, Chicago , Illinois It shows that in most cases the quality of life for prisoners has improved considerably from what you might expect. Oh yea, they can also choose from the menu! Let me see now .. Who was the US Senator who helped arrange the funds to build this beautiful "punishment center"? Oh yes, it was Obama!!! No wonder he sees nothing wrong with the wasted spending in his "Stimulus Plan". |
Obviously false, and a blatant political smear.
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Sources and further reading:
Postmodern Prison Architecture - Austria
G Living Network, 8 October 2007
Justice and Detention Center, Josef Hohensinn - Leoben, Austria
Mi Modern Architecture, 2008
Justizzentrum Leoben
Hohensinn Architektur
Last updated: 02/04/10
