Lt. O.W. Larsen talks with his wife shortly after his release. (Photo Credit: Ken Heinen, Reprinted with permission of the DC Public Library, Star Collection, © Washington Post.)

Lt. O.W. Larsen talks with his wife shortly after his release. (Photo Credit: Ken Heinen, Reprinted with permission of the DC Public Library, Star Collection, © Washington Post.)

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Christmas Escape at Lorton, 1974

Virginia
 by
Mark Jones

All was not calm at Lorton Reformatory on Christmas night in 1974. An elaborately planned uprising resulted in four escapes and a 19 hour siege.

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Last Updated: December 17, 2020