Decaying Midwest offered a glimpse inside the eerie Missouri facility that still had the lights on – with rooms stacked with police paraphernalia and a control centre ready for operation
An abandoned prison likened to the one in The Walking Dead has been unearthed with riot equipment, inmate garb, handcuffs, and pepper spray still in place. Urban explorer Decaying Midwest offered a glimpse inside the forgotten facility, showcasing rooms stacked with police paraphernalia and a control centre seemingly ready for operation.
Remarkably, even the electricity was still running at the facility in Missouri, with much of the former detention centre left frozen in time. “It was very eerie to be inside a newer prison with active power, cameras and everything left behind,” the 24-year-old, who boasts 2.3million followers, revealed to NeedToKnow.
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“It almost felt quite surreal. There were a few things that were pretty cool to see such as prisoner uniforms, handcuffs, and pepper spray. The coolest thing though would be the riot gear.”
Hailing from Chicago, the explorer stumbled upon an intact dental surgery, as well as a lengthy hallway, communal space and an indoor fitness area. He even snuck a look into one of the stark cells.
Viewers were quick to draw parallels to the iconic 2010 zombie series owing to its looming watchtower, while another fan even described the forsaken site as having a “luxury” aura. One viewer commented: “That reminds me of the walking dead.”
Another follower chimed in: “How does bro keep finding these gems?”, while another asked: “Why is this jail so luxury”. Albee observed: “It looks like the prison of The Walking Dead.” Tyler echoed the sentiment: “Feels like The Walking Dead”.
In March The Mirror reported how another urban explorer found an abandoned funeral home left almost entirely untouched, with mortician’s chemicals and a white hearse still parked outside.
After operating as a family-run business for 40 years, the funeral home in South Carolina, US unexpectedly closed in 2020. Locals believed that the Covid pandemic was the reason – but documents found inside the home by an urban explorer revealed a 2019 lawsuit filed against the owner.
They also found a chapel still set up for services, a huge white hearse, and there are even pictures of families still inside. Embalming fluid remains lying on the shelf inside along with mortician’s tools, suggesting workers had been expecting to come back to work soon on the day the home closed.
The images were captured by Leland Kent, also known online as Abandoned Southeast. He explained on his blog that the original owner and his wife had also owned and operated the only floral shop in town, and were married for more than 50 years, having one son together.
He continued: “As a funeral home director, he was quite successful and became revered in his small community as a leader and an elder until he died in the early 2000s.