CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge

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It’s not a building that speaks of justice being fair, considered and even handed. Let’s hope appearances are deceptive.

Just to the right of the shot is the county jail. The whole place is utilitarian and pretty bleak. I've had jury duty there a few times. My name seems to attract summonses.

I suspect that in the design proposal, the overarching sentiment was, "Prisons don't have to be pretty. Let's not use any more taxpayer money than is absolutely necessary, when we could be using that money for X." That seems to be the case with just about every government building designed during the last 50 years. On the other hand, the military housing on F.E. Warren AFB in Wyoming includes beautiful red brick mansions with dormer windows and wrap around porches. They were built in the 1800s. Incredible for a military base. /derail