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Stone walls, echoing halls, clanging doors -- all
staples of our impressions of prisons and prison life. There are some
that are no longer in use that the public can visit that perpetuate that
image. Others might surprise you. As always, if we've missed
any prisons now open to the public, please
tell us. |
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Prison Iowa - Wyoming |
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Prisons AZ-GA,
IA-WY |
Beyond the Newsstand
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IA
Anamosa
Anamosa
State Penitentiary Museum
PO Box
144
Anamosa
IA
Phone
319 462-2386
Web Site
http://www.asphistory.com/museum/
Description
located just outside prison wall in former cheese
factory
Type
of Resource
Specialty Museum
Building
Type
Prison
Industry /Profession
Law Enforcement
New
or Updated: 12/15/2003 |
Idaho
Boise
Old Idaho State Penitentiary
2445 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise ID 83712
Phone 208 334-2844
Web Site http://www.idahohistory.net/oldpen.html
Description housed prisoners from 1870-1913, now offers video presentation, tours,
armaments collection
Type of Resource Historic Place
Building Type Prison
Collection A-F Arms
Owner/Operator: Idaho Historical Society |
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Montana
Deer Lodge
Old Prison Museums
1106 Main Street
Deer Lodge MT 59722
Phone 406 846-3111
Web Site
www.montanaoldprisonmuseums.com/
E-mail
oldprisonmuseums@in-tch.com
Description 7 museums and theatre on 22 acre site of old state prison
Type of Resource Historic Place
Building Type Prison |
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New York
Ossining
Ossining Visitor Center
95 Broadway
Ossining NY 10562
Phone 914 941-3189
Web Site
Description near famous Sing Sing prison, exhibits include weapons confiscated from prisoners, two jail cells like
those inside, and a replica of the electric chair
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Prison |
American History at A&E and the History Channel |
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PA
Philadelphia
Eastern
State Penitentiary Historic Site
2125 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia
PA
19130
Phone
215 236-3300
Web Site
http://www.easternstate.org/index.html
Description
multidisciplinary tour of first prison which
sought redemption
Type of
Resource
Historic Place
Primary
Focus Building
Building
Type
Prison
Era 1829
New or
Updated:
9/22/2006 |
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TX
Huntsville
Huntsville Texas
Prison Museum
491 Hwy 75 N
Huntsville
TX
77320
Phone
936 295-2155
Web Site
http://www.txprisonmuseum.org/
E-mail
mailto:tpmuseum@sbcglobal.net
Description
exhibits on how convicts occupy themselves ,
confiscated weapons, jail
cells, electric
chair
Type of Resource
Historic Place
Building Type
Prison
Industry /Profession
Law Enforcement
New or Updated:
7/29/2004 |
West Virginia
Moundsville
West
Virginia Penitentiary Tour
818 Jefferson Avenue
Moundsville WV 26041
Phone 304 845-6200
Web Site
www.pentours.com
Description prison vacated in 1990's now offers tours which begin with your arrival and processing from prison bus to lock up in a cell
Type of Resource Historic Place
Building Type Prison |
Wyoming
Rawlins
Wyoming Frontier Prison
500 West Walnut Street
Rawlins WY 82301
Phone 307 324-4422
Web Site http://www.rawlins-wyoming.com/old_pen.htm
E-mail wfp@rawlins-wyoming.com
Description prison from 1901-1981, guided tours with cells, gas chamber
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Prison
Era 1901 |
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Last Update:
01/11/2008 |
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