Water Behind Kentucky Prison Walls, 28 Jan 1937
Item — Box: Small Coll. 11, Folder: 1, item: 3
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents
Governor A.B. Chandler announced abandonment of the Kentucky State Prison after returning from the inauguration of President Roosevelt to find water behind the walls of the prison. A total of 2,900 convicts were evacuated to jails and buildings in other towns. Twelve prisoners were reported to have been either killed or drowned.
Dates
- Creation: 28 Jan 1937
Full Extent
From the Collection: 1.00 folders
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository