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A walk through of The Old Pen in Rawlins, Wyoming

A walk through of The Old Pen in Rawlins, Wyoming

Update: 2024-06-10
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From the early 1900's until the early 1980's Wyoming's only maximum security prison was just half a dozen blocks away from downtown. The site of murders, arson, many executions, and even a lynching, Mark Setright walks us through the creepy old building on Walnut Street and describes the brutal and surreal events that happened within its walls.  From an escape of almost 30 inmates that lead to locals shooting at prisoners trying to steal clothing from their clothes lines, a prison riot that lead one of Wyoming's governors to listen to the inmates demands, and an escape tunnel that had explosive results, Mark talks about the old pen and its impact on this tiny town along Interstate 80.

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A walk through of The Old Pen in Rawlins, Wyoming

A walk through of The Old Pen in Rawlins, Wyoming

Mark Setright