Huntsville Penitentiary by Theresa Jach

Images of America: Texas

Huntsville Penitentiary

Theresa Jach

130 pages hardcover

1 edition

nonfiction history medium-paced
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The state of Texas, home to one of the largest prison systems in the country, opened its first penitentiary in 1849. The Walls Unit in Huntsville was the genesis of a prison system that became the home of notorious convicts and the focus of much d...

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