Description: Prisons of Ca�on City, Colorado, Images of America, Paperback Cañon City sits in a geological bowl surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. Historically, it has been known as the prison capital of the world, with eight-- soon to be nine--state prisons in the area and four federal facilities located 11 miles away in Florence. The first prison in Cañon City was built in 1868, before Colorado became a state, and was opened in 1871. Originally known as the Colorado Territorial Penitentiary, it is currently called the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility and holds approximately 800 male inmates. Cañon City has grown up around the prisons, and the area's colorful history is defined by daring prison breaks, infamous inmates, such as the Colorado cannibal Alferd Packard, and by the stories of the inmates and employees who have been part of the prison system.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738548456
Book Title: Prisons of Cañon City
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / West / Mountain (Az, Co, Id, Mt, NM, Nv, Ut, WY), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), General, Penology, United States / General
Publication Year: 2008
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, True Crime, Social Science, Photography, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Museum of Colorado Prisons, Victoria Newman
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback