The reception room at Brooklyn Prison was not in the office area or the prison area but in a transitional area between the two.

Because of its location, the reception room was not far from the prison area. Once they exited the iron gate, they walked a distance along a corridor and arrived at the reception rooms.

Nonetheless, the reception rooms at Brooklyn Prison were divided into different categories.

First was the regular reception room, which was used by all inmates. There were dozens o