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Wyoming Frontier
Prison Museum Information
The Museum is housed in the Wyoming Frontier Prison which operated from 1901
to 1981.
The "Old Pen" was the site chosen for filming of the 1987 movie "PRISON" and
has been selected as the permanent location of the Wyoming Peace Officers
Association Museum.
Submitted 08/22/07.
Wyoming
Territorial Prison
Laramie, WY
USA
The cornerstone of the Wyoming Territorial Park is the restored Wyoming
Territorial Prison. Built in 1872, it was used as a federal and state penal
facility, until 1903. The Prison housed the likes of Butch Cassidy and other
notorious outlaws of Wyoming territory's wild days.
Submitted 08/22/07.