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The Rotary Jail

The Rotary Jail
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9781476666150
ISBN-13 : 1476666156
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Book Synopsis The Rotary Jail by : W.C. Madden

Download or read book The Rotary Jail written by W.C. Madden and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rotary jail was a very unusual architectural design. In response to a need for better control over prisoners, 18 of the revolving, escape-proof structures were erected in the United States from 1882 through 1889. There were problems. There were mechanical difficulties due to the extreme weight of the components. Unwary prisoners lost digits or limbs when carousels were rotated without warning--one lost his life. Because inmates could only be let out of their cells one at a time, some rotary jails were closed as fire hazards. This book describes in detail their construction, operation and eventual demise, as well as some of the colorful inmates that were held in them.


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