Captivating Conversations: Prison Labor at the Idaho State Penitentiary
“Sentenced to hard labor at the Idaho State Penitentiary…” were some of the words that prisoners often heard upon discovering their fate. Join historian Camille Daw at the Old Idaho Penitentiary for a Captivating Conversation regarding the hard labor prisoners performed at the Idaho State Penitentiary. Discussion includes the construction of the prison, industrial goods produced by the prisoners, prison agriculture, and maintaining the site.<br/><br/>Camille Daw is a graduate student at Boise State University studying Public History. Her research focuses on Minidoka National ...
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