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.