Yima Territorial Prison

The different regulations that the Yuma Territorial Prison showed us are the kinds of values that were in place during that time period. Most prisons wouldn’t care about how the prisoners ended up after

The Yuma Territorial Prison On July 1, 1876, the first seven prisoners were moved into the Yuma Territorial Prison and every day the prison was still under construction for another 33 years. The budget the prison could not pass was $25,000. The prison was based off a contest that was manufactured on making the prison. The prison was located Prison Hill Road in the historic part of Yuma, not far away from Yuma Crossing-Quartermaster Depot.

This essay is going to inform you about The Yuma Territorial Prison. It will explain what would happen at the prison like rules and regulations, expectations, prisoners, and some of the prisons background, why it was built, how it was important, and what people have said about it to this day. While looking for the seven cities of cibola, Fernando de Alacron passed the site in 1540. The prison functioned

The Yuma Territorial Prison opened in 1875, but the first prisoners were not moved to the prison, in till 1876. Over three thousand prisoners were housed during the thirty-three years the prison was operational. Yuma Territorial Prison is perceived throughout its many roles as a luxury for the community in Yuma, Arizona. The community in Yuma, Arizona might think this because of the many benefits the prison gave the inmate’s and the town people. In view of the community the prison played many roles other than just being a prison.

They were harsh, however, people still believed that they were a lenient comparison to the other prisons. Some rules that the prison had were that the prisoners must have good hygiene, most prisons don't usually care about what happens to the prisoners, (atlasobscura.com). They were not allowed to gamble or have playing cards in their possessions. They were also expected to obey the rules and keep their cells clean. If they didn’t do these then they were punished, (Yuma Historical Society).

People often referred to the prison as “the Country Club on the Colorado”. The Yuma Territorial Prison was very modern and humane for its time for many reasons. The prison was one of the first to have running water which came from the Colorado river, flush toilets, sewer system, electricity, and ventilation systems. The prison had gotten all these things before the town had even gotten them. Many people though it was probably better to be in prison during the summer then to be at home.

Alcatraz was once a great prison that held the most wanted criminals in the world. Unfortunately, this “super prison” as it was called, had to be shut down. Alcatraz is a great place to go to visit to get a feeling of how it would have felt to be a prisoner there.

In 1934 Alcatraz federal prison opens, the first inmates were the worst military ones. My goal of this paper is to tell you more about Alcatraz. According to bop.gov, Alcatraz had a lot of inmates try to escape, there were 14 separate escape attempts some of them included more than one person, 23 men were caught, six were shot

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The city of Yuma, Arizona is not a city that catches tourists eyes a lot, but every once in a while it does and one of the reasons people notice Yuma is because of the Yuma Territorial Prison. The Yuma Territorial Prison has been through thick and thin and is still standing today, a century and a half later(Murphy 1). The prison is no longer functioning, but it still manages to lure people in, not by breaking the law, but by its historical significance. The prison is unique in design and the impact it has had not just in Yuma, but in Arizona as a whole. The Yuma Territorial Prison today, as a museum, allows people to examine the design of the prison and how it reflects the time and place it was built, the negative effects the prison has caused

Alcatraz was an amazing prison, it held the most dangerous people in America. Then it began to fall apart. In 1963 it closed its doors for good. Now, you can feel what it’s like to be in a super prison. That is the story of Alcatraz from beginning to

Around the 1930s, America was struggling to deal with the overwhelming presence of organized crime. Mafias led by notorious gangsters such as Al Capone were especially prevalent, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation was needing a new deterrent and punishment for these criminals. Their answer was Alcatraz, a maximum security prison designed to hold the “worst of the worst” criminals. A sentence to Alcatraz was meant

The Yuma Territorial Prison was constructed in 1875 and was officially opened on July 1, 1876 with a total of 7 prisoners. It was open for 33 years. The prison initially opened with 7 prisoners in custody. The prison was a large part of the development of Yuma and how its name is commonly recognized. The prison has been a famous historical site known for its filming of old western movies.

Standing on the hill overlooking the colorado river is the well known Territorial Prison, located in Yuma Arizona. The prison was built in yuma because there was no other prison to keep criminals behind bars also because other prisons were easy to escape from. In 1875 the prison was authorized by the legislature, its budget for the project was 25,000.The prison is now a historic park where people can visit and experience the prisoners life’s within the dark walls as they serve their time. The yuma territorial prison was the first state penitentiary in Arizona. In this research paper I will look into the territorial prison, also have vivid descriptions on its history and background from my primary sources.

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary has had quite a few nicknames, including “The Rock” and “Uncle Sam’s Devil’s Island.” Alcatraz Prison has many untold stories, but the origin, punishments, famous inmates, and the closure of the prison, becomes