Good Hope Correctional Facility

== About ==
The Good Hope Correctional Facility (aka. Gerosios Vilties Pataisos Namai) was a former correctional facility built in 1895 and closed down in 1965. Currently, as of 1989, the Good Hope Correctional Facility is abandoned, and the premises were closed down and left alone due to an asbestos hazard. Despite being a completely abandoned facility which was largely left alone, it was in reality one of the final strongholds belonging to remnants of the St. Ark National Democratic Front, a resistance group which had been largely thought to be destroyed almost 5 years prior, following their destruction at the Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads. Their stronghold was not located in the prison itself, but in the basement of the prison, where they have set up a small community beneath the abandoned facility. Only a few people knew about their presence in the area, one of them being Zhukov. The Good Hope Correctional Facility is located west of Zhukov's Fisheries, Petrusca Village, and Stanyslaviv Village.
== History ==
=== Before the 1940s ===
In the year of 1895, the Good Hope Correctional Facility was constructed and built using Serudians who had been forced to slave labor decades after the Scattered Islands Archipelago had faced the Pesca Partition in the 1830s. The Good Hope Correctional Facility took around 5 years, in which the correctional facility was seen as a curse by the natives, with the correctional facility being built on top of an island where Serudian rituals had been held for centuries. In Serudian tradition and religious customs, if a ritual ground or burial ground had been destroyed for the purpose of creating evil on top of it, that specific evil creation would be cursed for eternity. The Good Hope Correctional Facility was intended to be a prison where it held Serudian dissidents and rebels, including those who were disobedient, and knowing that, the prison would be infamous and gain a notorious background for a majority of its curses. 
In the 1900s, prior to its opening, the Good Hope Correctional Facility cost the lives of numerous slaves who were forced to construct the building. Some fell off due to unknown circumstances and a majority of them died due to disease, with some being swept away by the tide during the initial construction of the correctional facility. The correctional facility was opened in 1908, with around 3 floors and enough rooms for prisoners, and a basement containing two floors for storage and torture rooms, and its first group of prisoners were sent to the correctional facility. Throughout the years, the correctional facility would become one of St. Ark's most infamous prison. Not also did it imprison political dissidents and revolutionaries, but it had also imprisoned notorious criminals and gangsters, and the Good Hope Correctional Facility was one of the prisons in which prisoners were unable to escape, as it was located in the middle of the cold, freezing ocean. Reports coming from the correctional facility claimed that a majority of its prisoners were subjected to brutal methods of torture, in which some would have their nails, teeth pulled out, or in worse cases, would be subject to toxic elements within the basement sections of the correctional facility. The prison would also suffer severe cramping, as for each room around 10 people would be confined and sleeping together, increasing potential of an outbreak within the correctional facility. During the 1920s, politicians and political activists from the Dominion of St. Ark called for the closing of the Good Hope Correctional Facility and the release of its prisoners or their transfer to other facilities across the country, due to the terrible treatment and living conditions within the prison, but no action was ever taken by the government to do so, and thus the prison continued to operate.
=== Prisoner of war facility ===
In 1941, following Crimmitonia's bombardment of New Shingleton, which resulted in hundreds of thousands dead, the United States of Megaton and Columbia would join the Second Great War, and declare war on Ruralia, Crimmitonia and its allies. After Crimmitonia's portion of the Scattered Islands Archipelago was subsequently occupied, and following the fall of the Silavetra Peninsula and areas surrounding the Mazoji Region, the Good Hope Correctional Facility became a facility holding Crimmitonian POWs, some who had been selected for being involved in Crimmitonian death squads and paramilitary groups, and would be subject to horrible conditions within the facility. Crimmitonian prisoners of war would face torture and abuse by the facility guards. The basement, which was initially used to store food and other items within the facility, was converted into a section where prison guards could take POWs down to the basement and they would be strapped to chairs in a specific room where they would have their nails and teeth pulled out and other torture methods for questioning.
The Good Hope Correctional Facility would gain notoriety for these reasons, and some POWs had died while incarcerated at the facility, either due to disease, or being subject to abuse and torture. After the liberation of Zedrutia in 1943, some prisoners of war were finally released from prison and transferred to POW camps across the country, but for those who had backgrounds and connections to paramilitary death squads, they would continue to remain in the prison till the end of the war, where they would be subsequently executed in the year of 1946 without trial, and with nobody knowing of their unfortunate deaths. The prisoner of war facility closed after all of its prisoners had been released and freed after the Second Great War, with some of them staying in the St. Ark Federation, or either repatriated back to Crimmitonia. Descendants of the prisoners in the facility still remain today, with some even living in communities near the prison, before the events of 1989.
=== Retransition to prison ===
In the early 1950s, Good Hope Correctional Facility was finally reopened once again after the Second Great War. Although not much had changed since it had transitioned into a facility for Crimmitonian POWs, the torture rooms located below the basement still remained. Somewhere between 1951 and 1952, some of the rooms located in the basement had been converted into rooms which could be used for solitary confinement, and generators to supply the facility with electricity. Despite reforms being made to change the lives of prisoners in prisons across St. Ark at the time, the Good Hope Correctional Facility still stood as one of the toughest prisons in the St. Ark Federation, due to its location being in the middle of nowhere surrounded by cold waters. The first group of prisoners arrived shortly after the correctional facility was reopened. The strict laws within the prison would become relaxed over time, as prisoners could walk freely around the facility. Some attempts were also made by prisoners in order to escape the prison, but all had failed. 
In the year of 1956, when the Dominion of St. Ark was dissolved and the St. Ark Federation was established, conflict soon arose as the United States of Megaton and Columbia attempted to stop St. Ark's declaration of independence the following year, which resulted in a disaster. Political dissidents and those who advocated for independence and those who were accused of sabotage and causing unrest, were mostly kept here in the facility, crammed into rooms which were too small for them. However, as the United States of Megaton and Columbia's plan failed for the St. Ark Federation, most of these political dissidents would be released, and provided political amnesty by the government. The prison came under the administration of the St. Ark Federation, and the Good Hope Correctional Facility would continue to function under their administration. Conditions at Good Hope had improved, as inmates were gradually permitted more privileges, such as playing musical instruments, painting, and being allowed to use the radio. Strict code of silence became more relaxed, and prisoners were permitted to talk quietly.
=== 1960s and abandonment ===
By the 1960s, the Good Hope Correctional Facility was beginning to show its age. As it had been there for decades, and due to its location, the facilities structure would be exposed to salt spray, leading to its deterioration. This would lead to some extensive repairs which had costed over millions, but by 1963, engineers had declared the structural deterioration as a total loss. Conditions within the Good Hope Correctional Facility were not good aswell, as around almost 14 prisoners would be cramped into tight cells, which only fit a maximum capacity of around 4 people. Overcrowding was a major issue at the facility, and due to the lack of additional facilities and recreation areas, life in the prison had become boring. Mold also became a problem within the facility aswell, leading to health issues within the inmates, 
By 1965, due to the structural problems and the prison's capacity and size, including conditions, the decision was finally made to close down the Good Hope Correctional Facility. Finally, after more than a few decades of operation, the Good Hope Correctional Facility was abandoned. After the decision was made to close down the prison, the remaining inmates which had lived in the prison were then transferred to other prisons located across the St. Ark Federation, which finalized the abandonment of the Good Hope Correctional Facility. After it's abandonment, some decisions continued on what to do with the facility now that it was closed, with some even planning to open up a museum displaying the horrible abuse made towards the POWs and former inmates, which was of course declined by the St. Ark government, as they did not want to deal with the horrible history of the country. As time passed by, and with the construction of the New Shingleton International Airport, and the sudden, rapid development of the Scattered Islands Archipelago over the years, the Good Hope Correctional Facility remained as a relic, which was stuck in time. As it had became clear that the correctional facility had levels of asbestos, which were mostly used to paint the walls of the prisons, a sign was placed in front of the prison gate, warning others not to enter the property and to wear protection.
=== Federation War and subsequent civil war ===
See also: Federation WarIn 1974, the St. Ark Federation declared war on the Republic of Bistonia, beginning the events of the Federation War. Bistonia's portion of the Scattered Islands Archipelago was occupied by the St. Ark Federation, and, although not much had happened throughout the course of the Federation War in the archipelago, there had been plans to convert the Good Hope Correctional Facility into a prisoner of war camp once again, holding Bistonian POWs till the war had ended. However, as most of the St. Ark's government funds had mostly went to the war effort, the plan to convert the abandoned facility as a POW camp was later on abandoned. Not much would go on afterwards from 1975 to 1979, until the St. Ark Federation subsequently fell into anarchy as rebels surrounded St. Ark's capital city, Heightsbound, and the military would overthrow the government, establishing a military dictatorship. The St. Ark National Democratic Front would then be formed as a result of the coup d'etat in an attempt to stop them from forming a military dictatorship, and to reestablish democracy within the country. This subsequently led to a civil war, in which a majority of cities were occupied by the St. Ark National Democratic Forces, along with the city of Tinkeraton, which was near the Good Hope Correctional Facility.
Battles and fights ensued, following General Fred Goldlock's beginning of a counteroffensive meant to weaken the St. Ark National Democratic Forces and meant to strengthen and consolidate his rule over the country. Tinkeraton was involved in the offensive, and heavy fighting on the city ensued. As a result of this, the Good Hope Correctional Facility sustained heavy damage. The dome of the correctional facility was struck by artillery rounds, with half of it destroyed when the battle ensued. Parts of the correctional facility were damaged aswell, and when a few artillery rounds struck the abandoned correctional facility, it sustained damages around the sides of the abandoned correctional facility. In the aftermath, the damage done to the correctional facility was not inspected, but it was assumed that due to the damages the facility sustained, it was no longer safe, and any attempt at repurposing the building was a loss.
=== SANDF remnants ===
After the St. Ark National Democratic Front was reduced to remnants and pockets of resistance and the destruction of its last organized units in the Battle of Dimitri's Forest Roads, some had fled to the mountains in the central regions of St. Ark and other areas such as Jahresville State and Raherondee State, but one remnant group, which came from Hainesbend State, consisting of 30 people, were found and captured by the St. Ark military, and then were forcibly relocated to the abandoned Good Hope Correctional Facility, and dumped the personal belongings of rebels and left. There, these remnant groups would establish a safe haven for themselves, not in the actual prison itself, but the basement, as the prison was crumbling and they had done it to avoid detection by coast guards. Most of the basements rooms were converted into personal dorms for the remnants, and some were converted into office space for the remnants. On the prison grounds, a farm and shed, along with a greenhouse, was constructed from the remaining resources they had. They gained the attention of a small group of people from the microstate of Seruditium, in which they provided scrap metal and other building materials in exchange for some weapons and ammunitions, and that deal was kept secret. With the help of others from Seruditium, they managed to get the attention of a person named Wilfred, who managed to create a business selling water to locals in Seruditium. Wilfred managed to help them to construct a small water treatment area, so that they could filter and use the seawater to benefit them, allowing for them to survive and sustain on their own, without having to rely on getting water someplace else. A cafeteria was built aswell, along with an area where the leader of the remnant group would hold their speeches. In around 1987, a small cinema was constructed on the lower floors of the basement. 
Other peoples from Seruditium helped, such as another person, who went by the nickname, Holkes, who ran a radio station in Seruditium, in which in exchange for getting flags and other relics, Holkes would help them construct a radio station in which they can tune in for messages and other uses, which had largely helped these remnants and gave them advantage. However, over the course of the years from 1984 to 1989, around 6 members of the remnant groups had died, possibly due to disease or health complications. Despite the numerous successes they had done in order to establish their safe haven, it did not take long for others to notice. Locals and remaining fisherman around the area had become cautious of the area, and recently had become suspicious of what was happening on the correctional facility. Despite some people, who had kept the existence of SANDF remnants hidden, those who had commonly travelled knew that a group of people had been hiding there for years. Zhukov, a man who was entirely responsible for beginning the events of the New Shingleton Incident in 1989, and had ties to the Crimsonian government through the Zarveda intelligence agency, knew that there were SANDF remnants hiding on the prison grounds, but had shrugged it off to others by claiming that the remnant group holdout in the distance were just buddies of his and encouraged the player to visit the old prison grounds. 
=== Events of New Shingleton, 1989 ===
"They were gone, all killed 5 years ago" they said. "No survivors." they all said. There were survivors. There was no such thing about having no survivors. They're just lying to you just so him and them could keep their crowns and jewels, and live like crazy rich bastards while the people down there live in misery and fear, not knowing what's going to happen to them if they do the slight mistake. But no, they're not gone. This is where they are, kept as prisoners, and left on the worst place you could've imagined.. An abandoned correctional facility in the middle of nowhere, to the point only a few people, including you, know about this place. They keep saying they don't need help, but they really need it. Not just you, stranger, all of us need to help these poor former shells of themselves, and they all just dare to call themselves fighters of freedom, can't you believe these people? This was why they lost!By the events of November 15th 1989, the Good Hope Correctional Facility and its inhabitants would just usually have their typical day, except that a fisherman's boat would regularly visit them with food or anything that could be useful to the remnant group. In the safe haven, people which are living inside the basement usually live their average life in an empty, quiet and dark place. When the rocket struck the Boeing 747 aircraft containing around 200 - 300 refugees from Bistonia, most of them had been alerted by the explosion, along with those who lived near the site. Unlike those in the other islands, where the St. Ark Military Police had committed a massacre in retaliation for the incident, the remnant groups had largely been left alone, but were concerned of the incident. 
=== Aftermath and demolition ===
Following the aftermath of the New Shingleton Incident, the Scattered Islands Archipelago had been largely evacuated, as there were fears that the plane wreckage had contaminated the oceans surrounding the archipelago, and both countries had issued a mass evacuation of all inhabitants from the island. SANDF remnants were largely left alone, and it only took around 5 days until they had realized that everyone had left and it was finally time for them to leave the facility. With the help of the fisherman's boat, they sailed it all the way to the coast of Hainesbend, and avoided going straight to Tinkeraton. The remnant groups were then apprehended by the St. Ark Military Police once they arrived to the coast of Hainesbend. Some were sent to rehabilitation facilities, as they had no contact with the outside world for over a few years. All 24 of the group were provided political amnesty, and all of them currently in the modern period live normal lives. They had been separated and isolated from the rest of the country for a few years, that some did not know about the neighboring war which occurred in 1987, and did not know the overthrow of Fred Goldlock and the restoration of the democratic government in late 1989. 
The Good Hope Correctional Facility was abandoned once again. Throughout the years from the 1990s and the 2000s, vegetation grew across the prison grounds, and the shacks made out of scrap metal, including the radio station had been left behind and were simply left to rot. The structure of the prison also continued to deteriorate, as the portico of the prison finally collapsed, due to cracks. Parts of the prison continued to fall apart, and the roofs had been caved in due to heavy storms. The basement of the prison was abandoned, with almost everything left behind. The basement was dark and, as the cellar door leading to the basement was left open, it resulted in rainwater going into the basement, resulting in most of the lower floors to be completely flooded as the 2000s had arrived. The barges which were docked on the prison, were later taken out in 1998, but one of the barges had sunk in a storm. The warehouses of the prison later on completely collapsed, due to its age and the lack of maintenance and poor building materials. 
In 2013, as most of the Scattered Islands Archipelago was completely abandoned, and some buildings were left to crumble and rot, the order was finally given to completely demolish all structures on the archipelago, with authorities citing environmental concerns for the reason. The Good Hope Correctional Facility was one of the buildings on the list to be demolished aswell, and by the time demolition had begun, half of the correctional facility had collapsed. Demolition was completed in 2015, and what was left of the Good Hope Correctional Facility, was now a flat, empty island, and the days of the prison were finally over. Despite the prison being demolished, some structures remained, such as the docks where the ships would transport inmates and goods to the correctional facility, and of course, the basement, although by the 2020s, the entire basement was now completely filled in with water from heavy storms. 
== Ingame ==
The Good Hope Correctional Facility makes an appearance in the game New Shingleton, 1989. It is a map in the game, and a teleporter can be used to take you to the map. Once you step into the areas around the first metal shack you encounter in the correctional facility, you earn a badge for visiting the remnant group. If you encounter Zhukov on the rooftop of the abandoned Fort Luckworth, he mentions about having "friends" in the distance behind him, and encourages the player to visit his friends. Once on the abandoned correctional facility, you can explore the entire abandoned prison, but nothing much can be explored inside the abandoned prison. You can enter the basement through the cellar door located next to the scrap metal shack, and teleport back aswell. There are some characters in the map, but unfortunately the player cannot interact with some of them.