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

The main cell block, nicknamed "the bullpen," is located on the jail's top floor.

Graffiti on the walls surrounding the main cell block.

Graffiti on the walls surrounding the main cell block.

This room often served as the bedroom for the sheriff (or deputy) and his wife while their children occupied the other bedrooms.

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.

Sheriff of Jefferson County, 1953-1956. Died in office and was succeeded as sheriff by his wife, Alice.