Old Idaho Penitentiary State Historic Site

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kjfitz @ 2008-02-01 10:43:07

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Description:

Over its century of operation, the penitentiary received more than 13,000 convicts, of whom 215 were women. Spurred in part by conditions that sparked a general riot in 1971 and an even more severe riot in 1973, the inmate population was moved to a modern penitentiary south of Boise and the Old Idaho Penitentiary was closed on December 3, 1973. After the Penitentiary closed in 1973, the site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

More Info:

www.idahohistory.net

Location:

Boise, Idaho (ID), US
@ 43.60274000, -116.16203400

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