Tennessee State Penitentiary by Brian Allison, Yoshie Lewis

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As Tennessee grew into a modern state, it found itself increasingly beset by crime. In 1831, the legislature approved the construction of the first penitentiary. The pen world was violent and dark, with several major riots, fires, and escape attem...

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