This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Prison Pallor a Thing of the Past at Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Warden Choister at Chester Illinois has transformed the Southern Illinois penitentiary through baseball and daily drills. Convicts perform army style calisthenics each morning then play baseball, boosting health and morale while reducing tuberculosis. The prison farms, shops, and dairy provide sustenance and work, with uniforms graded by discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
McLaughey
Leavenworth
Kans
Sard McLaughry
Waren W. W. Choisser
Timeis
Chester
Ill
Choisser
Berons
Southern Illinois
Annapolis
West Point
Dinois
United States Army
Laundry Tigers
Knitting Shop Giants
Giants
Illinois
Mississippi