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Solitary confinement consisted of two sections. The first, built in the early 1920s, was the Cooler. Although built for solitary confinement, each cell contained 4–6 men. The second section, known as Siberia, was built in 1926 and housed twelve 3-by-8-foot (0.9 m × 2.4 m) cells, with
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The Women's Ward dormitory (1920) was built out of necessity. Prior to its completion, the women moved into the warden's old house in 1905. Previously women did not have separate quarters and several scandals forced their relocation. Male inmates built a wall around the old warden's home in 1906 to
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Dennis, a kitten found in the prison barn by an inmate in 1952 was kept in the penitentiary for sixteen years. Guards allowed him to keep Dennis even though incarcerated men were not allowed pets. Dennis roamed the yard and made friends. The guards and inmates grew to love him. In 1968, Dennis died
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The False Front Building (1894–1895) held the commissary, trusty dorm, barber shop (1902–the 1960s), and hospital (originally the blacksmith shop, but was remodeled in 1912 and remained the prison hospital until the 1960s). The hospital was then converted into the social services office but burned
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In 1992, the Idaho State Historical Society recorded oral history interviews with fifteen former prison guards. These tapes and transcripts cover prison operations and remembrances from the 1950s to the closing of the prison. The collection is open for research at the society.
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Cell House 3 (1899) was built the same as Cell House 2. It was eventually condemned for habitation, but in 1921 was converted into a shoe factory. In 1928, this building was remodeled for inmate occupancy and became the first cell house with indoor plumbing.
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In late 1999, J.C. Earl donated his personal collection of historic arms and military memorabilia to the state of Idaho. These items were placed on exhibition in 2001 as the J. Curtis Earl Memorial Exhibit at the Old Idaho Penitentiary. They range from the
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Over its 101 years of operation, the penitentiary received more than 13,000 inmates, with a maximum population of a little over 600. Two hundred and sixteen of the inmates were women. Two famous inmates were
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where inmates boxed and played baseball, basketball, handball, tennis, horseshoes, and football. The baseball, and later softball, team was named The Outlaws and frequently played teams from across the
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Cell House 5 (1954) was maximum security where the most unruly and violent offenders stayed. This building also served as a permanent place of solitary confinement. It includes a built-in
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Built by inmates, the Multipurpose Building (1923) served as a shirt factory, shoe shop, bakery, license plate shop, laundry, hobby room, loafing room, and housed the communal showers.
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The area now known as the Rose Garden (as this is what it is now) was once used to execute prisoners by hanging. Of the 10 executions in the Old State Penitentiary, six occurred here.
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Cell House 4 (1952) was the largest and most modern cell house at the penitentiary. Some inmates painted their cells and left drawings on the walls that can be seen today.
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serve as a separate facility for women. This building had seven two-person cells, a central day room, kitchen, and bathroom facilities. This building held the infamous
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in his sleep. The inmates performed a funeral in his honor, even providing him a headstone. Dennis is the only "inmate" buried within the prison walls.
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The dining hall of the penitentiary. Much of the building was burned in the riots. The lines in the photograph are cables used to hold the walls up.
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The New Cell House (1889–1890) consisted of three tiers of 42 steel cells. The third tier closest to the Rose Garden served as "Death Row."
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in 1973 for its significance as a Territorial Prison. The site currently contains the buildings and cell houses with exhibits, the Idaho
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The Idaho State Historical Society also produces a podcast "Behind Gray Walls," which tells the stories of individual inmates.
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The Administration Building (1893–1894) housed the warden's office, armory, visitation room, control room, and turnkey area.
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The Dining Hall (1898) was designed by George Hamilton (an inmate at the time) and burned down in the 1973 riot.
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in 1870; the territory was seven years old when the prison was built, a full two decades before statehood.
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Jail. This building was converted into a chapel in the 1930s and was destroyed by fire in the 1973 riot.
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The southeast corner of the penitentiary walls, where the "cooler" is seen in the foreground and
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The prison has become a popular site for ghost hunters. The Travel Channel's television show
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grew to a complex of several distinctive buildings surrounded by a 17-foot-high (5.2 m)
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investigated the Old Idaho State Penitentiary for the eighth episode of their first season.
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was placed in each cell to serve as a toilet. Inmates burned the building in the 1973 riot.
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The Territorial Prison was completed in 1872 and received its first 11 inmates from the
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over living conditions in the prison. The 416 resident inmates were moved to the new
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Although not a building, there is also an outdoor recreational area that is now the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Guide to the Idaho Old Penitentiary Former Guards Oral History Project: 1950s–1970s
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Cell houses three (left) and two (right) with cell house four in the background.
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A Place of Confinement: Constructing the Old Idaho State Penitentiary 1872-1973
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Cell House 2 (1899), also known as the North Wing, contained two-man cells. A
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south of Boise and the Old Idaho Penitentiary was closed on December 3, 1973.
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to those used today for sport, law enforcement, and military purposes. The
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filmed at the location for the thirteenth episode of their second season.
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for killing several of her husbands to collect upon their life insurance.
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Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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boxcar, and the J. Curtis Earl Memorial Exhibit, all managed by the
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Sobba, Bob (October 2023). "Idaho's Prison Break of 1880".
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of the site is approximately 2,770 feet (845 m) above
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A view of the pen's recreational area and cell house two.
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Remnants of the pen's chapel, burned during the riots.
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Boise, the Old Idaho Penitentiary is operated by the
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A section of cells at five house (maximum security)
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Boise, Idaho
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Boise is located in the United States
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United States
Boise is located in Idaho
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Idaho
prison
western
United States
Boise, Idaho
Territory of Idaho
penitentiary
sandstone
quarried
convicts
downtown
Idaho State Historical Society
elevation
sea level
Harry Orchard
Lyda Southard
Frank Steunenberg
Lady Bluebeard
riots

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