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Moundsville. Being a five hour drive from Virginia, we decided to make the trip on April 22nd of 2006 to do a overnight investigation and tour that the penitentiary offers. From the information we gathered, it would certainly rank as one of the most haunted if not most haunted spots in West Virginia. Needless to say we were very excited to spend some time in the penitentiary and investigate for ourselves. men have been executed in the prison since it opened. From 1899-1949, eighty-five men were hung. In 1951 the State began using an electric chair. The state abolished the death penalty in 1959. Prisoners were kept in 5' x 7' cells and when over-crowding became a concern, three prisoners were kept in a cell. A interesting side-note, in 1983 Charles Manson wrote to the warden requesting a transfer to the West Virginia Penitentiary. Claiming he had family in the area and also this was the only place that the guards had treated him well were his reasons. latter years of operation. Many, many brutal killings and beatings took place here. That combined with the number of horrible executions, it leaves a lasting impression of pain and suffering. It is impossible to imagine what everyday life was like for these inmates. The doors on the penitentiary were finally closed in 1995.
forms and images to people being grabbed or hit have all been reported. We were told by Todd Richie of the M.A.J.D.A. Paranormal Research Society that the place seems to come alive after 3 am. Some of the hotspots of activity are "The Sugar Shack" (a recreational area for the inmates), the hole ( a area where inmates were given extreme punishment) and death row. The maximum security wing is a place of great activity. The worse kind of inmates were held there.
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The Sugar Shack--Inmates recreational area (highly Active).