HELL ON EARTH When Brushy opened in 1896, "The Hole" housed disobedient and dangerous inmates for days, weeks, even months at a time if The Warden deemed it right. The Hole wasn't just about solitary confinement to a 6x3x8ft space. It was far worse. Inhabitants were once treated to "suspension torture" - tied by their thumbs to pulley cords hanging from the ceiling, toes barely touching, for up to 30 minutes. This went on until 1905, when the practice was deemed inhumane by a state senate commission panel. While the size of The Hole increased to 4x8x10ft when the new prison opened in 1933, it was still a dreadfully dark dungeon containing just a mattress and two buckets - one for fresh water, the other for a toilet.

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