Roseville Prison - Abandoned

Roseville Prison is a closed penitentiary that operated between 1927 and 1966 in Roseville, Ohio.

Construction of Roseville Prison was built with convict labor, with the bricks even bearing the marks “Convict Made.” ^{1 2} The facility was one of two satellite prisons of the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, ¹ the other being in Junction Ohio. ² Prisoners who demonstrated good behavior were often transferred to the satellites, where their labor was often used to produce bricks or farm. ^{1 2}

The prison closed in 1966 and the site was donated to Muskingum County. ² Much of the site was marginally used in the decades after. The vacant complex was auctioned to Linda Gebhart in 2007. ¹ Following her death, the land was left to her partner, Robert Taggert, who used the grounds for a trucking business.