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Walla Walla Penitentiary

Searchable online database from the Washington Secretary of State. Contains extracts from the Record of Penitentiary Convicts of more than 3,000 inmates housed in the Walla Walla State Penitentiary from 1887-1904.

Washington County Chain Gang, 1930 Index of Prisoners

Georgia.

Washington Prison History Project

An online project documenting the history of prisoner activism and policy in Washington state. The site features a robust collection of prisoner-produced newspapers from the late 20th century; oral histories and testimonials about the Washington state prison system; research on local histories of punishment; and a text-adventure computer game designed inside a maximum security prison.

West Virginia Penitentiary, 1930 Index of Female Prisoners

West Virginia Penitentiary, 1930 Index of Prisoners, Surnames A - C

West Virginia Penitentiary, 1930 Index of Prisoners, Surnames D - H

West Virginia Penitentiary, 1930 Index of Prisoners, Surnames I - M

West Virginia Penitentiary, 1930 Index of Prisoners, Surnames N - S

West Virginia Penitentiary, 1930 Index of Prisoners, Surnames T - Z

Wethersfield Prison Records

Connecticut. Database from the Connecticut State Library includes prisoner's name, aliases, residence, crime committed, victim (if known), sentence, court and date of issue.

Wetumpka State Prison 1930 Index of Prisoners (A - L)

Alabama.

Wetumpka State Prison 1930 Index of Prisoners (M - Z)

Alabama.

Wilson County Stockade, 1930 Index of Prisoners

North Carolina.

Wisconsin State Prison, 1930 Index of Prisoners (A - H)

Wisconsin State Prison, 1930 Index of Prisoners (I - Z)

Wisconsin State Reformatory, 1930 Index of Prisoners, Surnames A - K

Wisconsin State Reformatory, 1930 Index of Prisoners, Surnames K - Z

Wyoming State Penitentiary, 1930 Index of Prisoners

Wyoming Territorial Prison

During its use as a federal and then state penal facility (1873-1903) more than 1,000 men and 12 women did time at the Wyoming Territorial Prison.