April 18, 2005 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park is located at 1 Prison Hill Road, Yuma, Arizona 85364 Phone number (928) 783-4771 Yuma Territorial Prison blev grundlagt i 1875, da de første fængselsceller blev bygget af syv dømte kriminelle, som derefter selv flyttede ind i de nybyggede celler i 1876. Yuma Territorial Prison was founded in 1875 when the first cells were built by seven convicted criminals who themselves moved into the newly built cells in 1876.    Ydermuren ~ Outer Wall   Det største af fængslets vagttårne er bygget ovenpå vandcisternen, for at forhindre at vandet fordamper i sommerheden. The prison's main guard tower is built over the water cistern in order to prevent the water evaporating in the intense summer heat.  Indgangsporten ~ The gated entry          På museet ~ In the museum

Klar til fotografering ~ Ready for the mugshot    Jernkugler med lænker og fodjern ~ Balls with chains and leg irons   Bekendtgørelse Enhver løsgænger, vagabond og alfons der findes i Yuma 24 timer fra dags dato vil blive låst inde og sat i arbejde i stenbrudet. Forlad byen eller tag følgerne. C. L. BROWN Distriktsadvokat Yuma Amt GUS LIVINGSTON Sheriff for Yuma Amt   R. A. ANDERSON Retsmarskal i Yuma Dato 7. december, 1905 Notice Every idle man, hobo and mack found in Yuma 24 hours from this date will be locked up and put on the Rock-pile. Get out of town or take the consequences. C. L. BROWN District Attorney of Yuma County GUS LIVINGSTON Sheriff of Yuma County   R. A. ANDERSON Marshal of Yuma Dated December 7th, 1905.   Model af Yuma Territorial Prison som det så ud omkring 1910. Model of Yuma Territorial Prison as it looked around 1910.

Celleblokkene ~ Cell Blocks   Yuma Territorial Prison husede 3.069 fanger, blandt dem 29 kvinder, inden det lukkede i 1909. Yuma Territorial Prison housed 3,069 prisoners, among them 29 women, by the time it closed in 1909. Fangerne sov seks til en celle ~ Prisoners slept six to a cell

Isolationscellen, også kaldet "mørkecellen," har ingen vinduer, ingen toilet i nogen form, ingen seng eller madras, og fanger der blev indsat i cellen fik kun vand og brød én gang om dagen, i modsætning til fængslets ellers gode mad. Fanger kom i isolation for forseelser så som at slås, snige ekstra mad ind i cellerne, spille kort og svare fangevogterne igen, og de fleste blev i mørkecellen fra syv til fjorten dage. The isolation cell, also called the "Dark Cell" has no windows, no toilet in any form, no bed or mattress, and prisoners that were confined to this cell were given only bread and water once a day, in contrast to the otherwise hearty fare provided. Prisoners were put in isolation for misdeeds such as fighting, sneaking extra food into their cells, playing cards, and talking back to guards, and most were kept in the dark cell seven to fourteen days. Model af isolationscellen ~ Model of the isolation cell

Den lave dør blev sat ind i 1950'erne, da mange cowboyfilm blev optaget i det gamle fængsel. Døren skulle få filmenes hovedpersoner til at se større og barskere ud, end de gjorde i virkeligheden. The low door was put here in the 1950's when many westerns were filmed at the old prison. The door was supposed to make the main characters look bigger and badder than they really did. I den restaurerede celleblok ~ In the restored cell block     Klokken blev brugt til at bekendtgøre at en fange var undsluppet fra Yuma Territorial Prison. Lokale Quechan indianere blev betalt $50 for hver fange, de bragte tilbage til fængslet. This bell was used to announce when a convict had escaped from Yuma Territorial Prison. The local Quechan Indian Tribe was paid $50 for each escapee they returned to the prison.     Resterne af sikkerhedscellerne ~ Remnants of the high security cells.     Salatfadet ~ The Paddy Wagon

Yuma Territorial Prison kirkegård ~ Yuma Territorial Prison graveyard     Udsigt over Coloradofloden fra Yuma Territorial Prison. View of the Colorado River from Yuma Territorial Prison.     Yuma Territorial Prison ligger ved det gamle færgeleje, Yuma Crossing. Her blev bygget en bro over Coloradofloden i 1920, som stadig bruges i dag. Den hedder "Ocean to Ocean Bridge", fordi den gjorde, at der for første gang var landforbindelse hele vejen fra Atlanterhavet til Stillehavet. Yuma Territorial Prison is located at the old ferry landing, Yuma Crossing. Here a bridge was built over the Colorado River in 1920, which is still in use. It is called the "Ocean to Ocean Bridge", as it marked the first time there was a way to drive all the way from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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