THIS AIN'T NO HOME In the early days, dirt floors - which regularly turned into mud pits - served as the prison foundation. Eventually, pine planks lined the wooden structure. Heated by potbellied stoves, "The Walks" as they were known, were initially lit by hazardous oil lanterns until those were removed at the turn of the 20th century with the advent of electricity. Inmates slept in hammocks suspended by chains from the ceiling in order to keep the vermin at bay. Over the decades, Brushy was chronically overcrowded, and famously known for "double-celling" prisoners; but in 1896, there were no prison cells. By 1905, a total of 740 prisoners lived on five different floors, with 140 white inmates occupying one floor and 600 black inmates on the remaining four floors. Black and white convicts were completely segregated in separate prison wings, shower rooms, and dining tables.