The Missouri State Penitentiary: 170 Years inside "The Walls"

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Missouri state Penitentiary the Missouri heritage readers General Editor, Rebecca B. Schroeder Each Missouri Heritage Reader explores a particular aspect of the state’s rich cultural heritage. Focusing on people, places, historical events, and the details of daily life, these books illustrate the ways in which people from all parts of the world contributed to the development of the state and the region. The books incorporate documentary and oral history, folklore, and informal literature in a way that makes these resources accessible to all Missourians. Intended primarily for adult new readers, these books will also be invaluable to readers of all ages interested in the cultural and social history of Missouri. v other Books in the series Arrow Rock: The Story of a Missouri Village, by Authorene Wilson Phillips Blind Boone: Missouri’s Ragtime Pioneer, by Jack A. Batterson Called to Courage: Four Women in Missouri History, by Margot Ford McMillen and Heather Roberson Catfish, Fiddles, Mules, and More: Missouri’s State Symbols, by John C. Fisher Daring to Be Different: Missouri’s Remarkable Owen Sisters, by Doris Land Mueller Five Stars: Missouri’s Most Famous Generals, by James F. Muench Food in Missouri: A Cultural Stew, by Madeline Matson George Caleb Bingham: Missouri’s Famed Painter and Forgotten Politician, by Paul C. Nagel German Settlement in Missouri: New Land, Old Ways, by Robyn Burnett and Ken Luebbering Hoecakes, Hambone, and All That Jazz: African American Traditions in Missouri, by Rose M. Nolen Immigrant Women in the Settlement of Missouri, by Robyn Burnett and Ken Luebbering The Indomitable Mary Easton Sibley: Pioneer of Women’s Education in Missouri, by Kristie C. Wolferman Into the Spotlight: Four Missouri Women, by Margot Ford McMillen and Heather Roberson vi Other Books in the Series The Ioway in Missouri, by Greg Olson Jane Froman: Missouri’s First Lady of Song, by Ilene Stone Jesse James and the Civil War in Missouri, by Robert L. Dyer Jessie Benton Frémont: Missouri’s Trailblazer, by Ilene Stone and Suzanna M. Grenz M. Jeff Thompson: Missouri’s Swamp Fox of the Confederacy, by Doris Land Mueller Missouri at Sea: Warships with Show-Me State Names, by Richard E. Schroeder Missouri Caves in History and Legend, by H. Dwight Weaver On Shaky Ground: The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812, by Norma Hayes Bagnall Orphan Trains to Missouri, by Michael D. Patrick and Evelyn Goodrich Trickel The Osage in Missouri, by Kristie C. Wolferman Paris, Tightwad, and Peculiar: Missouri Place Names, by Margot Ford McMillen The People of the River’s Mouth: In Search of the Missouria Indians, by Michael Dickey Quinine and Quarantine: Missouri Medicine through the Years, by Loren Humphrey The Santa Fe Trail in Missouri, by Mary Collins Barile A Second Home: Missouri’s Early Schools, by Sue Thomas Stories from the Heart: Missouri’s African American Heritage, compiled by Gladys Caines Coggswell The Trail of Tears across Missouri, by Joan Gilbert Missouri state Penitentiary 170 Years inside The Walls Jamie Pamela Rasmussen University of Missouri Press Columbia and London the Copyright © 2012 by The Curators of the University of Missouri University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65201 Printed and bound in the United States of America All rights reserved 5 4 3 2 1 16 15 14 13 12 Cataloging-in-Publication data available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-8262-1987-9 This paper meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48, 1984. Cover design: Susan Ferber Interior design and composition: Jennifer Cropp Printing and binding: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Typefaces: Lubalin Graph, Minion, and Stencil in loving MeMory of I. E. Beard 1906-1992 Missouri State Highway Patrol 1939-1964 Thanks, Grandpa. ...