Tag: prison
Florida Officials Consider Bringing Back the Lash in Prison Camps
In 1925, Florida prison officials were openly discussing whether to bring back one of the state’s most brutal punishments: the lash. Only two years earlier,…
Poisoned Prison Liquor Kills Four Convicts at Joliet Penitentiary
Behind the walls of Joliet Penitentiary, the search for escape did not always mean files, tunnels, or midnight breaks across the prison yard. Sometimes it…
Smoke Poured From Pittsburgh’s Western Penitentiary Windows
Shortly before one o’clock in the afternoon, emergency calls rang out from Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first reports were alarming enough: prisoners had…
Sing Sing Guard Dog Suspended for Bullying
Even prison guards could get themselves suspended at Sing Sing, especially when the guard in question had four legs, a shaggy coat, and a habit…
The lecture room of a French prison – Fresnes Prison in 1903
A fascinating look at the inner workings of the Fresnes Prison in 1903. The prison was built between 1895 and 1898, and was a new…
