One of three views by Gerald Schultz of the cell tiers. From a security post positioned off the tier itself, but at tier level, over the "flat" below. The uniformed figure on the "flat" below is NYS Court Officer Hector Jean-Gilles who, with his trusty flashlight illuminating the way in dark passages, helped escort the NYCHS group of visitors.
Note: The unrestored look of the ex-jail and former living quarters in this image sequence and upcoming virtual tour sequences constitutes no reflection upon the NYC Civil Court, the Harlem Community Justice Center and others active in the restored part of the courthouse structure.
The ex-jail and the former living quarters are not part of the restoration program. Those unrestored parts of the building are outside the mandate of those agencies. However, to their and their staffs' credit, they demonstrate commendable civic interest in providing what information and assistance they can to researchers studying the history of the ex-jail and former living quarters.
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