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Prison Museums and History
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Wyoming Frontier Prison Museum Information
The Museum is housed in the Wyoming Frontier Prison which operated from 1901 to 1981. The "Old Pen" was the site chosen for filming of the 1987 movie "PRISON" and has been selected as the permanent location of the Wyoming Peace Officers Association Museum. |
Wyoming Teritorial Prison
Laramie, WY USA The cornerstone of the Wyoming Territorial Park is the restored Wyoming Territorial Prison. Built in 1872, it was used as a federal and state penal facility, until 1903. The Prison housed the likes of Butch Cassidy and other notorious outlaws of Wyoming territory's wild days. |
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York Castle Museum - United Kingdom
The Eye of York, York UK The Castle Museum brings over 400 years of history back to life in its award winning exhibitions and displays. The buildings that house these fabulous displays have their own history. They were originally prisons. All sorts, from debtors to murderers, were jailed here. Some were even hanged here. |
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park - AZ.
 (1 vote)Yuma, AZ USA Yuma Territorial Prison is a living museum of the Old West. More than 3,000 desperadoes, convicted of crimes ranging from polygamy to murder, were imprisoned in rock and adobe cells here during the prison's 33-year existence between 1876 and 1909. The cells, main gate and guard tower are still standing, providing visitors with a glimpse of convict life in the Southwest a century ago. |
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