Jacktown: History & Hard Times at Michigan’s First State Prison

Jacktown: History & Hard Times at Michigan’s First State Prison
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : 9781467135238
ISBN-13 : 1467135232
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Book Synopsis Jacktown: History & Hard Times at Michigan’s First State Prison by : Judy Gail Krasnow

Download or read book Jacktown: History & Hard Times at Michigan’s First State Prison written by Judy Gail Krasnow and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competing with the likes of Detroit and Ann Arbor, Jackson won the battle to build Michigan's first state prison in 1838. During the era of the "Big House" and industrial growth, the penitentiary's on-site factories and cheap inmate labor helped Jackson become a thriving manufacturing city. In contrast to Jacktown's beautiful Greco-Roman exterior, medieval punishments, a strict code of silence, no heat, no electricity and a lack of plumbing defined life on the inside. Author Judy Gail Krasnow shares the incredible stories of life at Jacktown, replete with sadistic wardens, crafty escapees, Prohibition's Purple Gang, a chaplain who ran a brothel and influential reformers.


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