Well, some of you may know of the former Lima Insane Asylum that was later converted to a prison and closed in 2004, when new facilities opened next door.

Cost to re-open Lima prison? $184 million
Chillicothe Gazette, March 6, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A consultant has told legislators that fixing up the closed Lima prison would cost 21 times more than tearing it down.

The consultant estimated Thursday that fixing the Lima Correctional Institution’s leaky roofs, buckling floors, dangerous asbestos and mold would cost $184 million. That compares to $8.6 million to tear it down.

By contrast, renovating three buildings on the property, rather than the entire facility, would cost just $9.1 million. That would allow the state to house 600 low-security prisoners there.

Gov. Bob Taft closed the minimum-security prison that housed about 1,500 inmates in 2004 to save $25 million a year. Lawmakers started the committee to study the site, and the group must report its findings to Gov. Ted Strickland and legislative leaders by April 1.

See this thread at UrbanOhio for more.

I still have yet to see actual photographs of this place.

I really would like to make a trip up sometime to see it.