Folsom Prison

Folsom Prison is California s second-oldest prison, dating back to 1880. In the decades following the Gold Rush, it housed some of the state s most notorious prisoners in stone, dungeon-like cells behind solid-metal doors; was the first prison with electric power; and for many years provided labor for various state projects, including construction, fabrication, and printing of license plates. Thrust into the public consciousness in the 1960s by high-profile performances from country music s Johnny Cash, the prison remains a notorious and legendary institution. The variety of offenders housed at Folsom are incarcerated for a large gamut of criminal behavior, and the California Department of Corrections has been dedicated to rehabilitation efforts throughout the facility s long history."

Author: Jim Brown
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 09/29/2008
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.56w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9780738559216
ISBN10: 0738559210
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Social Science | Penology