Stop 17: The Penitentiary

The Bertillon card of a prisoner brought to Walla Walla Penitentiary in 1917.

Bertillon cards recorded identifying measurements and a mugshot.

Prisoners in a “bucket cell” like those on display at the Museum.

The Prison once included a typewriter repair workshop. Prisoners were active in many different crafts.

Penitentiary jute mill in 1914.