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Bored during the pandemic? You can “rent” a cell at Wyoming Frontier Prison
Old Prisons If you’re looking for an interesting diversion while you wait out the coronavirus...
Sometimes strong, sometimes weak: Old West jail construction varied widely
By J. M. Moynahan One of the early buildings in many western towns was the jail. These structures...
Don Chaddock brings California old prisons history to life
More than 167 years after it was built, California’s oldest prison, San Quentin, still houses...
Fan club for ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ helps support rehabilitation of Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield
Old Prisons Hollywood has lots of connections with old prisons and jails, but one of the best...
A multi-purpose building in 1920s Palisade, Nevada was the jail, schoolhouse, courthouse and morgue
Old Prisons Gone-but-not-forgotten is this building in Palisade, Nevada, that served the community...
Pierce City: The site of Idaho’s first jail
By J. M. Moynahan Word was out! Gold had been discovered east of the confluence of the Snake and...
New museum at former District of Columbia prison honors legacy of women’s suffrage movement
Old Prisons It’s hard to imagine today, but barely more than 100 years ago a number of women were...
Parts of original 1932 jail cells still in place at former City Hall, now office space in Tehachapi, California
Old Prisons Historic preservation isn’t easy. Public buildings such as old jails often must be...
- The Editor's Perspective
Regrouping during the time of the coronavirus
You probably spent the month of April 2020 like many people around the world — at home under...
