354 Hunter Street, Ossining A little after 8 p.m. on June 19, 1953, New York State executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in the death house at Sing Sing Correctional Facility for crimes of espionage conspiracy. Smoke rose from Ethel’s head after five electrical pulses rushed through her veins. There may not have been a more… Continue reading The Death House, Sing Sing Correctional Facility (Execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg)
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Sing Sing Correctional Facility
354 Hunter Street, Ossining If you are on a Metro North Hudson Line train, take a look out the window just south of the Ossining station. For a brief moment, you will notice tall limestone walls, concertina wire, and watch towers. The train tracks bisect New York State’s second oldest, second largest, and most infamous… Continue reading Sing Sing Correctional Facility
