Yuma Territorial Prison

We visited the Yuma Territorial Prison when in Yuma. The prision was in operation from July 6, 1876 until September 15, 1909. this prison has been written about in many western storis and movies. The living conditions at the prison are very diffcult, and add the summer heat (in tripple digits) with no air conditioning. For this time in history this was a very secure prison with cell wall amost two feet thick and reinforced with steel. In the following picture you can see the amount of steel reinforcing they used in the partical walls. This steel was intended to stop inmates from digging through the walls and get into the prison yard. There were also adobe walls around the prison yard.