"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean" is the sixth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. The main character is Jolyne Kujo, the daughter of Jotaro Kujo, the main character of the third part, and it became a hot topic as she is the first female main character in the series. The second season will be broadcast in the fall of 2022, which is attracting attention. This work begins with the main character being imprisoned in a prison, and the main focus is on the battles in the prison. In this article, I would like to explain the prison where the story is set!
Introduction: What kind of story is it?
The story takes place in America in 2011. Jolyne Kujo, who was falsely accused of a crime, is imprisoned in a prison. Jolyne's father, Jotaro, gave her a pendant containing fragments of an arrow, which awakened her to the power of her Stand. Jolyne is told by Jotaro that her imprisonment was a planned plot, and is urged to escape. However, the prison where Jolyne is is not only a place for dangerous criminals, but also a place where Stand users gather.
Green Dolphin Street Prison
The main setting of the story of this work is the "Green Dolphin Street Prison" shown in the image. Its official name is "State Green Dolphin Street High Security Prison", and its other name is "Aquarium". The island itself in Miami, Florida, USA, is the prison, covering an area of 120 square kilometers. 100 square kilometers is about 2,000 Tokyo Domes, so this prison is even larger than that. It's an area so vast that it's hard to imagine. As of 2011, there were 708 male prisoners, 523 female prisoners, and 452 under the age of 18. This work was serialized around 2000, so it may have been drawn imagining a future where prisons like this might appear. Most of the characters in this work are either incarcerated or working in this prison.
What kind of place is it?
In order to promote the rehabilitation of prisoners, "freedom and equality" is valued, and prisoners are basically free to move around the premises. They are also free to make phone calls, take showers, and read. However, perhaps because of this freedom, prisoners exchange secret funds with each other and give bribes to prison guards. It is said that it is even life-threatening because life in prison is impossible without a certain amount of money. The security is considered to be of the highest class, and gun points are installed in various places. If you enter without permission, you will be considered an escape and will be shot to death mercilessly. There are places where the security level is relatively thin, but when the security level reaches its maximum, the guards will be equipped with guns and even the warden will be restricted in his actions.
Relationship with the title of the work
Jolyne Kujo likened the harsh prison environment to a "sea of stone." This is also the origin of the work's name, Stone Ocean. She also named her own stand "Stone Free" with the wish to be free from such a sea of stone.
What kind of facilities are there?
The main building has an administration building, a visiting room, and separate cells for men and women. There is also a medical facility, where characters injured in the story were treated and hospitalized. There are factories and exercise fields, and Japanese prisons also have such facilities, but this prison also has a farm. You might think that it's a good thing to get familiar with agriculture and get rewarded, but the prisoners have bracelets containing explosives on their wrists, and if they remove them or move more than a certain distance away from the guard holding the master unit, it will explode, which is a terrifying system. There are also other facilities such as a concession stand, a courtyard, a chapel, and a cemetery with the graves of dead prisoners, making it more substantial than a typical prison.
Summary of prisons that appear in Stone Ocean
Green Dolphin Street Prison is the setting for most of the story, so the setting is very detailed, and the more you know about it, the more interesting it becomes. Will Jolyne be able to achieve her goal safely in this unique world where strict security and secret deals between prisoners coexist? That's all for now. Thank you for reading.
