The Importance Of The Yuma Territorial Prison

Why is the Yuma Territorial Prison so important? Many people don't know the prison or the historical events that took place at the prison which is now a museum. The prison helped with multiple things such as helping the great depression, it also helped put away many convicts. The prison was also known to be a state of the ark prison because of its rules and how the prison was cleaned. Also, what most people don't know about the prison is when it went out of business after 33 years, it was turned into a school and it aided multiple homeless people at a point. Throughout this essay you will be reading things about the prison and how it was ran. You will also be reading about why the prison was important and about some of the most important prisoners …show more content…
Kelly these legislators thought the prison being in Yuma would be a great boost for the economy. In fact the prison was a great boost for the economy it helped a lot when the prison opened in Yuma it was knows for many things like the rules and such but when the prison closed it helped out many people like it helped when Yuma High burned down the prison was used as a school and now because the prison being used as a school the criminals is now the mascot. The Yuma Territorial gave shelter to many people in the great depression or gave a home to many families with low income the Yuma territorial prison has made a huge impacts on Yuma and its located in a great place by the river so now that the Prison is being used as a museum many visitors come just to visit the historical place and people like to learn the background on it and tour and hear …show more content…
Though Alcatraz had many famous prisoners whom are more known to today’s society, Yuma prison had many famous prisoners known to the then society. They were known for their strict rules, Alcatraz was the place they’d send other prisoners who could not behave at other institutions while Yuma was known for their strict rules and punishments for not bathing or making weapons etc. Each prison was onced used for military purposes. Yuma was used in the 1850’s and Alcatraz served as a civil war fortress and military prison. Each prison made it almost impossible to escape. Around Yuma there was quick sand therefore prisoners would get caught and Alcatraz well it’s an island 1.5 of a mile to shore and 121 feet above sea level thus making it a lot harder to escape there and anywhere