first prison in the US?
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Eastern State Penitentiary\n\nOpened in 1829, this was the world’s first true “Penitentiary,” a prison designed to inspire penitence in the hearts of convicts. Eastern State’s massive, medieval façade stands in stark contrast to it’s church-like interior. The original seven cell blocks spread like spokes on a wheel, and had running water and central heat before the White House. An estimated 250 prisons worldwide have been modeled after Eastern State. This former home of Al Capone and Willie Sutton was closed in 1971. In 1994, this National Historic Landmark was opened for tours.
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Originally it was set up as a penal colony for all prisoners. This was done by the English. Just ship them there is what they did by sailing.
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http://www.ancestorhunt.com/prison_search.htm#Prison%20Inmates%20Search%20by%20State
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You could either contact your local law enforcement and get as much information from them or you can check out this website and see if this helps you at all.\n\nhttp://hrw.org/doc/?t=usa_prisons&document_limit=100,20
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Umm probably prison...duh.
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In Michigan we do not have capitol punishment. We have not had it since 1842. Life in prison with out possibility of parole means just that and we do not have any more crime then Texas. In fact probably less.
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there's going to be a documentary on the discovery channel on prison life....coming soon....check your local listing\nlooked interesting
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The National Park Service (which runs the sites now) says\n"Prior to 1890, the individual states (rather than the Federal government) regulated immigration into the United States. CASTLE GARDEN in the Battery (originally known as CASTLE CLINTON) served as the New York State immigration station from 1855 to 1890 and approximately eight million immigrants, mostly from Northern and Western Europe, passed through its doors. These early immigrants came from nations such as England, Ireland, Germany and the Scandinavian countries and constituted the first large wave of immigrants that settled and populated the United States. Throughout the 1800's and intensifying in the latter half of the 19th century, ensuing political instability, restrictive religious laws and deteriorating economic conditions in Europe began to fuel the largest mass human migration in the history of the world. It soon became apparent that Castle Garden was ill-equipped and unprepared to handle the growing numbers of immigrants arriving yearly. Unfortunately compounding the problems of the small facility were the corruption and incompetence found to be commonplace at Castle Garden. The Federal government intervened and constructed a new Federally-operated immigration station on Ellis Island. While the new immigration station on Ellis Island was under construction, the Barge Office at the Battery was used for the processing of immigrants."
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GO INTO FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WHEN IT COMES UP PUT YOUR STATE IN AND HIT INMATE SEARCH
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First answer -- You're a moron\n\n-----------------------------------------------------------\n\nThis is a very difficult question to answer, since there are probably not records that old. We do know that there were criminals and courts in ancients times (Egypt, Greece, and Rome, among others). For example, we know that Socrates was convicted and sentenced to death (or exile, he chose suicide) (for corrupting youth) by Hemlock in 399 BC. Now, this wasn't the first or the first recorded, but it will give you an idea of how far back this goes!
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The true figure is somewhere in the region of $50000 (from the USA Times newspaper). This figure is dependant on the prison type (a max-security prison is around $70000 per person), the state and the needs of the individual prisoner.\n  One prison warden claims that he runs the cheapest prison in the US, at a dollar a day per prisoner. The prison consists of a barbed wire and iron fence, with two small cabins as a hospital and reception/chapel. The prisoners themselves are placed in old army tents, and they go out during the day in chain gangs to clear woodland of rubbish or pick up litter.
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I believe there is a correctional facility there.
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That's an awfully broad question, but whatever it is you need to know, someone here will have an answer http://prisontalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=128
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the first chief of justice was John Jay.
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The first was in California.
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shawn micheals and undertaker what what i think was the first hell in the cell, or well one of them anyways
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Prison, Canada, or Europe.