Month: April 2020

Old prisons and jails in the time of coronavirus; we’re all ‘armchair travelers’ now

Posted by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | The Editor's Perspective

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History tells the dark story of risk at prisons and jails during pandemics

Posted by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Back Story, Magazine

Old Prisons As people and governments around the world began to deal with the grim reality that...

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Prison and jail museums and other attractions respond to coronavirus closure orders

Posted by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Magazine, Old Prison Tourism

Old Prisons Museums and attractions related to old prisons and jails around the world are almost...

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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas… unless it’s an old jail, in which case it may be moved to Henderson

Posted by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Back Story, Magazine, Nevada, USA

Old Prisons Exactly where this old strap-iron jail cell originated is not known, but it spent some...

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Pierce City: The site of Idaho’s first jail

Posted by OldPrisons | Apr 1, 2020 | Idaho, Magazine, Places to Visit, USA

By J. M. Moynahan Word was out! Gold had been discovered east of the confluence of the Snake and...

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