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.) Back to Occoquan/Lorton, VA Christmas Escape at Lorton, 1974 12/19/2018 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. View full article on Boundary Stones Last Updated: December 17, 2020 Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
In the 1960s, Prison Chaplains Created a Star Studded Music Festival at Lorton Reformatory By Dominique Mickiewicz
