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The interior of the ground floor cell of the women's jail.

One of two cells used for white inmates in Jefferson County.

White inmates usually occupied separate cells like this one and did not serve their time in the main cell block. This cell could hold two inmates while the cells in the main cell block could hold four inmates each.

Stairs leading to the cells on the top floor.

caption: “Sheriff Watson lends a hand to his Junior Deupties (sixth graders).”

Accompanying note: “Lamar 1932
Lamar William Sledge got a coconut cake for being the ugliest man in Jefferson County”

He was sheriff of Jefferson County from 1933-1934.

He served as sheriff of Jefferson County from 1945 to 1949. He died while in office and was succeeded by his wife, Minnie Cooksey.

Inmates used the painted walls to record their time inside the main cellblock in the Monticello's old jail.

This graffiti on the inner walls of the main cell block features peace signs and sketches associated with the 1960s.